Chemicals designed to replace infamous BPA in plastics may itself damage fertility
Replacements chemicals were also leaching out damaging the sperm and eggs of lab mice too
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Clothing made of synthetic fibres releases up to 700,000 microplastic fibres into the sea when washed
Man-made fibres are entering food chain
Plastic contact lenses ‘could be served up in the food we eat’
Flushing them down the sink and loo is fuelling the tide of pollution in seas and rivers, according to the study
Teens are having plastic surgery… so they can look just like they do in selfies
Photo-editing technology that enables the altering of features on social media has spawned a mental illness dubbed 'Snapchat dysmorphia', scientists say.
Amazing footage shows a firenado spinning into the air during a blaze at a plastics factory
The 50ft high spiral of swirling flames was filmed by Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service
Artist tackling environmental issues by transforming plastic bottles into quirky artwork
Veronika Richterova has been working with plastic for over a decade to create impressive sculptures out of old coke and drink bottles.
Plastic bags ‘fuelling global warming’
When plastic bags break down on beaches, in parks - or even in the sea - they emit the greenhouse gases methane and ethylene, say scientists
Plastic food packaging contains hundreds of different toxic chemicals including those that cause cancers
Plastic used in trays, wrappings around fruit and vegetables and cheeses and other food packets had 4,283 individual chemicals of which 148 highly hazardous substances.
Eco-friendly whippet becomes latest addition to UK’s war on plastic
Nine-month-old Willow picks up discarded plastic bottles during morning walks in West Park, Goole