#Wasteminster: Greenpeace campaign highlights weight of UK plastic sent overseas
More than half of the plastic the British government claims is being recycled is actually being sent overseas, Greenpeace revealed.
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Morrisons set to completely remove plastic carrier bags from its stores
The Bradford-based grocer said customers will instead be able to purchase reusable paper bags from its supermarkets.
‘Already like a disaster waiting to happen’ as Orbiting space debris ‘the new drifting island of plastic’
“So, today, if we do not react in a safe and timely way… the consequences will be detrimental.”
‘We need to do more to protect our environment’ as Microplastics found near summit of Mount Everest
“This study and our continued research only emphasises the importance of designing materials that have the benefits of plastics without the lasting and harmful legacy.”
‘Super-enzyme’ made from bacteria that feeds on plastic bottles a ‘significant leap forward’ in pollution crisis
The process would allow plastics to be “made and reused endlessly, reducing our reliance on fossil resources”.
Maldives recorded highest levels of marine micro plastic pollution on planet
"The accumulation of microplastics is a serious concern for the ecosystem and the local community living off of these marine resources, and can have a negative impact on human health."
More than 90,000 microplastics flow down River Thames every second
Scientists removed 874 pieces of plastic from the bodies of 135 crabs along the Thames.
Heartwarming – Plastic allows elderly couple to enjoy first hug in 102 days
The sheeting allowed the two octogenarians to embrace in a Barcelona nursing home.
Coronavirus – The COVID-19 virus hangs around on plastic for up to three days, according to the latest research
It can also survive on stainless steel for just as long, scientists have warned.