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Microplastics found in urinary tract linked to health risks

Microplastics found in urinary tract linked to health risks

Tired Earth September 26, 2024

"We're drinking them, we're eating them, we're breathing them in. They can be absorbed through the skin," Mr. O'Callaghan said.

Ozone pollution reduces yearly tropical forest growth by 5.1%, study finds

Ozone pollution reduces yearly tropical forest growth by 5.1%, study finds

Tired Earth September 16, 2024

We found that areas of current and future forest restoration—areas critical for the mitigation of climate change—are disproportionately affected by....

ALGERIA: The MyGeocycle platform is launched to digitise waste management

ALGERIA: The MyGeocycle platform is launched to digitise waste management

Tired Earth August 27, 2024

Digitising the solid waste management system to make collection, transport and treatment more efficient over the next few years.

‘Humanity is failing’: official report warns our chance to save the Great Barrier Reef is fast closing

‘Humanity is failing’: official report warns our chance to save the Great Barrier Reef is fast closing

Tired Earth August 27, 2024

Unless humanity takes dramatic action to halt climate change, we will lose the beautiful, complex reefs that have existed on....

Microplastics Found in Human Brains

Microplastics Found in Human Brains

Tired Earth August 22, 2024

“There’s much more plastic in our brains than I ever would have imagined or been comfortable with.”

SOUTH AFRICA: Cartoon Network raises awareness of e-waste management during holidays

SOUTH AFRICA: Cartoon Network raises awareness of e-waste management during holidays

Tired Earth August 18, 2024

Understanding what happens to waste is a good thing to learn from childhood.

Microplastics are everywhere, but are they harming us?

Microplastics are everywhere, but are they harming us?

Tired Earth August 06, 2024

It may be, for example, that microplastics play a role in rising occurrences of some cancers in younger people.

African oceans: the green revolution against the plastic tide

African oceans: the green revolution against the plastic tide

Tired Earth July 26, 2024

With around 8 million tonnes of plastic dumped in the oceans every year, plastic pollution is threatening marine ecosystems on....