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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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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 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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Microplastic pollution found near summit of Mount Everest
Humans now known to have polluted Earth from deepest ocean to highest peakMicroplastic pollution has been...
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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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'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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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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Improve water supply in poorer nations to cut plastic use, say experts
Report calls for urgent action to tackle developing countries’ reliance on bottled waterFocusing on improving the...
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Microplastic pollution in oceans vastly underestimated – study
Particles may outnumber zooplankton, which underpin marine life and regulate climateThe abundance of microplastic pollution in...
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New York plastic bag ban comes into force but opponents tote exceptions
Campaigners hail move against environmentally damaging bags though small-business concerns mean many will remainA plastic bag...
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Revealed: microplastic pollution is raining down on city dwellers
Exclusive: London has highest level yet recorded but health impacts of breathing particles are unknownMicroplastic pollution...
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From renewables to Netflix: the 15 super-trends that defined the 2010s
It was the decade of austerity, fracking, populism and internet lies. But not everything about the...
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Italy creates Europe's first plastic-free ski resort
Pejo 3000 in Trentino cuts use after discovering nearby glacier contained microplastics An Italian ski resort...
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Argentina could become 'sacrificial country' for plastic waste, say activists
Country has changed definition of waste, which campaigners far could lead to imports of low-grade plastic...