Microplastics and Human Health

New York City is cracking down on plastic bottles

Plastic bottles won’t be sold on city properties, which is a lot of land.

Airports told to stop using millions of plastic bags at security and find sustainable alternatives

The Department for Transport has told airports that they must “do their bit” to help curb plastic waste

Kennedy Bucci and Chelsea Rochman: Microplastic pollution everywhere, but scientists still learning...

Tesco to ditch plastic-wrap for multipack tins

Supermarket giant says the change will remove 350 tonnes of plastic from the environment.

Fury as Coca-Cola refuses to ditch single-use plastic

The US drinks giant - the world's biggest plastic polluter - claimed consumers still want the bottles. It said scrapping them outright now would alienate customers and hit sales.

Single-use plastic: China to ban bags and other items

One of the world's biggest users of plastic plans to phase out most single-use items by 2025.

China moves to phase out single-use plastics

Plastic bags to be banned in all major cities by end of 2020, says state planner

Scientists call for a complete ban on GLITTER

Glitter is making its way into lakes, rivers and oceans and is hurting marine life. These issues are leading scientists to call a complete ban on the shiny particles -saying it is causing a natural...

Some Coral Are Eating Microplastics With Their Zooplankton

Researchers found some coral are eating microplastics when they consume other food, yet microplastics alone are undesirable.