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.
A new law in France is set to cut over one billion piece of plastic waste per year from January 2022.
In lab animals, the damage of microplastics consisted of cell death, inflammation and metabolic disorders.
"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."
Dr Neil James said: “Marine plastic pollution is an increasing global environmental issue which poses a threat to marine biodiversity.
The campaigners said the pile of plastic amounted to the same volume that the UK exports every 30 seconds.
It has reached a tipping point - triggering effects we will not be able to reverse.
"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."
"This is mind blowing."