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Encouraging refill stores could help slash plastic waste.

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Scientists have studied the impacts of plastic waste on flesh-footed shearwaters in Australia.

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Seabirds eating plastic are developing ‘plasticosis’.

Device that captures microplastic particles from tyres as they are emitted.

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This device captures microplastic pollution from car tyres

Researchers say it is a ‘game-changer’ in the transition to a circular economy.

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This solar-powered system can recycle plastic into sustainable fuels

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A fish dies as a result of ingesting nurdles. A total of over 470 turtles, nearly 50 dolphins and 8 whales washed ashore, dead, after Sri Lanka's 2021 nurdle spill.

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What are nurdles and how are they devastating the environment?

08/01/2023

Plastic pollution is a global problem. A plastics treaty might fix it.

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What the 'landmark' plastic pollution treaty could mean for the planet

28/11/2022

Coca-Cola, Unilever, and Nestle have all been named in the top five most polluting companies for plastic waste

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Coca-Cola is named world’s worst plastic polluter for a fifth year

18/11/2022

Microplastics pose a nasty threat to human health - but scientists have recruited an unlikely ally in the fight against pollution.

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Eggs could help us fight plastic pollution, research finds

09/11/2022

Code Effort has recycled over 300 million cigarette butts from India's streets so far.

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This Indian factory turns cigarette butts into soft toys

05/10/2022

Meat being processed by a worker.

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Microplastics found in two thirds of meat and dairy for the first time

08/07/2022

The WasteShark by RanMarine is designed to remove floating pollution such as plastics, algae and biomass from lakes, ponds, waterways and harbours.

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Can these plastic-gobbling inventions keep rubbish out of the ocean?

17/06/2022

Singapore World Ocean Day

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How to prevent your weekly wash from releasing harmful microplastics

20/04/2022

Five grams of plastic particles on average enter the human gastrointestinal tract per person per week. This is roughly equivalent to the weight of a credit card.

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You eat a credit card's worth of plastic every week, says a new study

11/04/2022

People investigating small pieces of plastic found on a beach.

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What are microplastics and why is everyone so worried about them?

07/04/2022

Microplastics are being found in people's blood

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Microplastics discovered in human blood - should we be worried?

25/03/2022

Plastic bottles and other rubbish floats in the Potpecko lake near Priboj, in southwest Serbia.

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Three in four people worldwide want single-use plastics to be banned

22/02/2022

Crows in Sweden have been taught to pick up cigarette butts.

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These crows are putting humans to shame by picking up cigarette butts

02/02/2022

The floating tennis court is made from recycled plastics and an existing boat.

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Spectators slam floating tennis court in the Great Barrier Reef

31/01/2022

Around 1,500 volunteers, researchers and Mausund Field Station staff have been involved in the huge clean-up effort.

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A quarter of the soil on these Norwegian islands is plastic waste

17/01/2022

Microplastics are so tiny they can get into our bodies without us knowing - and wreak havoc.

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Are microplastics making us resistant to antibiotics?

08/12/2021

Plastic particles can also carry dangerous pollutants into the womb.

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Even babies in the womb can be harmed by microplastics

27/10/2021

An innocent baby, unaware of all the microplastics in her

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Babies are full of microplastics, new research shows

01/10/2021

The Blue Paradox has taken social media by storm.

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Why has this immersive educational pop-up gone viral on social media?

23/09/2021

The Bubble Barrier in Amsterdam is a global first.

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How are 'bubble curtains' keeping plastic out of the sea?

22/09/2021