Source: Reuters.com LONDON, Nov 20 (Reuters) – Single-use plastic plates and cutlery and polystyrene cups could all be banned in England as the British government seeks to eliminate all avoidable plastic waste, it said on Saturday. England uses 1.1 billion single-use plates and 4.25 billion items of single-use cutlery, most of... read more →
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Source: reuters.com Feb 18 (Reuters) – More than 100 United Nations member states will convene this month to draw up a blueprint for the first-ever global agreement to tackle plastic pollution. The U.N. says it could be the most important environmental pact since the Paris Agreement climate deal in 2015. Why... read more →
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Source: The Guardian / Author: Damian Carrington, Environmental Editor / Photo: David Kelly Particles discovered in tissue of 11 out of 13 patients undergoing surgery, with polypropylene and PET most common Microplastic pollution has been discovered lodged deep in the lungs of living people for the first time. The particles... read more →