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Seagrass 'Neptune balls’ sieve millions of plastic particles from water, study finds
Researchers counted particles in seaballs that washed up on beaches in SpainUnderwater seagrass in coastal areas...
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Clothes washing linked to ‘pervasive’ plastic pollution in the Arctic
Polyester fibres that injure marine life were found in sea water across regionThe Arctic is “pervasively”...
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'Loophole' will let UK continue to ship plastic waste to poorer countries
Post-Brexit regulation doesn’t match new EU rules to tackle ocean pollution, despite UK being Europe’s largest...
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Bali's beaches buried in tide of plastic rubbish during monsoon season
Tourist drawcards Kuta and Legian beaches are being overwhelmed by up to 60 tonnes of plastic...
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UK beach clean: disco ball and pink pants among oddest items found
Crisp packets, cup lids and wet wipes among the more mundane objects commonly encounteredA full-size disco...
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Microplastics revealed in the placentas of unborn babies
Health impact is unknown but scientists say particles may cause long-term damage to foetusesMicroplastic particles have...
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Human-made materials now outweigh Earth's entire biomass – study
Production of concrete, metal, plastic, bricks and asphalt greater than mass of living matter on planet,...
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The Goldman environmental prize winners 2020 – in pictures
The Goldman environmental prize honours the achievements of grassroots activists in six continents, recognising their efforts...
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The Indian school where students pay for lessons with plastic waste
Villagers once burned the toxic waste as fuel, but a pioneering couple’s radical education model uses...
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UK to support plans for new global treaty to 'turn tide' on plastic pollution
Lord Goldsmith says Britain, the second biggest per capita producer of plastic waste, could play leading...
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US and UK yet to show support for global treaty to tackle plastic pollution
More than two-thirds of UN member states have declared they are open to a new agreement...
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Bottle-fed babies swallow millions of microplastics a day, study finds
Exposure is far higher than previously thought and also affects plastic food containersBottle-fed babies are swallowing...
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More than 14m tonnes of plastic believed to be at the bottom of the ocean
Thirty times more plastic on ocean floor than surface, analysis suggests, but more trapped on land...
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'War on plastic' could strand oil industry's £300bn investment
Major oil firms plan to grow plastic supply to counter impact of shift against fossil fuelsThe...
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Oil industry lobbies US to help weaken Kenya’s strong stance on plastic waste
Environmentalists fear changing Kenya’s resolve would lead to all of Africa becoming a plastics dumping groundMajor...
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The plastic we use unthinkingly every day is killing our planet – and slowly but surely killing us | Andrew Paris
As researchers, we have been shocked to find the most remote depths of the Pacific Ocean...
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Plastic waste entering oceans expected to triple in 20 years
Efforts to cut waste will reduce volume only by about 7%, say researchersPlastic waste flowing into...
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'Swim happy!': family save bear found swimming with a plastic jar on its head – video
A family were fishing on a lake in Wisconsin when they spotted a bear with a...