‘Everywhere we looked’: trillions of microplastics found in San Francisco bay
The most comprehensive study to date of microplastics in California has turned up a mind-boggling amount of plastic particles in […]
Category: Catch Plastics
Ocean cleanup device successfully collects plastic for first time
A huge floating device designed by Dutch scientists to clean up an island of rubbish in the Pacific ocean that […]
Those fancy tea bags? Microplastics in them are macro offenders
New study finds nylon tea bags leech billions of microplastics into every single cup of tea To find out more, […]
Vicious cycle: delicate wash releases more plastic microfibres
Delicate wash cycles should be avoided whenever possible, according to scientists who found they can release hundreds of thousands more […]
Alarming Level of Plastic in Children’s Bodies, German Study Shows
Plastic byproducts were found in 97 percent of blood and urine samples from 2,500 children tested between 2014 and 2017, […]
Microplastics stunt growth of worms, study finds
The damaging effect of plastic waste in the ocean is well-documented but new research shows this polluting material could also make soils significantly less fertile. […]
Seven tonnes of marine plastic pollution collected on remote Arnhem Land beach
Further evidence that plastic does not discriminate as it spreads across the planet: the marine conservation organisation Sea Shepherd said […]
M&S bans glitter from Christmas cards
Marks & Spencer has joined the effort against microplastics by banning glitter from this year’s Christmas cards, wrapping paper, calendars […]
Microplastics in water: no proof yet they are harmful, says WHO
Microplastics are increasingly found in drinking water, but there is no evidence so far that this poses a risk to […]
Plastic particles falling out of sky with snow in Arctic
Even in the Arctic, microscopic particles of plastic are falling out of the sky with snow, a study has found. […]