Plastic food packaging can contain hundreds of chemicals and serious damage to humans is revealed
Global plastics production was estimated to be 367 million metric tons in 2020 - with more than a third for food.
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Paradise Lost: Is Instagram hiding Sri Lanka’s plastic problem?
What struck me the moment I landed in Sri Lanka was that it didn’t quite look like the Instagram photos. I realise this is true of everywhere. But Sri Lanka has a real problem, with plastic.
France to ban plastic packaging for most fruit and veg
A new law in France is set to cut over one billion piece of plastic waste per year from January 2022.
Babies have 15 times more microplastics in their bodies than adults
In lab animals, the damage of microplastics consisted of cell death, inflammation and metabolic disorders.
Seal with crab pot stuck around neck shows impact of plastic pollution to marine wildlife
"You see it and think 'poor thing' but it represents a deeper problem - this is what our activities are doing to the mammals of our environment."
‘Threat to marine biodiversity:’ Plastic found in thousands of seabird nests across Europe
Dr Neil James said: “Marine plastic pollution is an increasing global environmental issue which poses a threat to marine biodiversity.
‘Wasteminster’: Greenpeace dumps rubbish outside Downing Street in plastics protest
The campaigners said the pile of plastic amounted to the same volume that the UK exports every 30 seconds.
Plastic in our oceans may have already changed the planet…forever
It has reached a tipping point - triggering effects we will not be able to reverse.
Kellogg’s is to reduce its annual cardboard and plastic use by the equivalent of half a ton every day
"The impact of our food is much broader than just what goes in the box – it’s also about the impact we have on the planet."