Tag: plastic
There are more chemicals in plastic than expected
A new report by European scientists has revised the figures provided by the United ...
European plastic waste polluting Vietnam
Approximately half of the plastic waste produced in Europe is exported, and following the ...
European petition calls for export ban on plastic waste
A petition signed by around 180,000 people called for an EU ban on the ...
First global database for plastic health damage arrives
Minderoo Foundation as part of a review of the scientific literature on the subject ...
Policy solutions to reduce plastics worldwide
There are 15 ways to reduce plastic. This is according to a report, commissioned ...
A Mote Marine Lab research: “Even a thousand years for plastic to decompose, a million years for glass”
A paper towel takes 2-4 weeks to decompose in the environment, a little longer ...
Massive Plastic Waste Found on Himalayan Peaks, Urgent Action Needed
A French explorer and his team have discovered 1.6 metric tons of plastic waste ...
No More Fatbergs: England to Ban Plastic in Wet Wipes
Plastic-based wet wipes are to be banned in England in an effort to reduce ...
Plastic pollution, 8 million tons into the environment due to the pandemic: 25 thousand ended up in the oceans
The pandemic has brought with it a drastic increase in plastic consumption, and the ...
The SUP Directive penalising Italian industry
The European SUP (Single Use Plastic) directive risks penalising Italian industry and has been ...