How to be more a more eco-friendly parent – it’s not as simple as ditching disposable nappies.
Arctic sea ice algae contaminated with microplastics have serious consequences for ecosystems and the climate.
Many marine animals, birds and fish are ingesting plastic. New research identifies the first named health effect from it.
By washing our clothes, we release microfibres into the environment which are then ingested by marine animals.
Up to 42,000 tonnes a year of microplastics are removed from sewage, spread on fields as fertiliser and eventually wash back into watercourses.
Normally land-bound pathogens that cause deadly diseases for both humans and animals can cling to microplastics and end up in your seafood.
Without action in the next five years, an extra 80 million tonnes of plastic may end up in the ocean by 2040.
The amount of microplastics in the environment is being significantly underestimated, research shows.
Public, government and corporate support for a world treaty to curb plastic waste is growing. Treaties addressing mercury pollution, long-range air pollution and ozone depletion offer some lessons.
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