How do microplastics impact the environment and our health?
By Laura Revell Microplastics are in the air we breathe and in Earth’s atmosphere, and they affect the climate. Microplastics are found in the most remote places on land and in the ocean as well as in our food. Now several studies around the world have confirmed they...
Just how bad is plastic pollution? How can we solve the plastics problem?
By Liam Prince, Emily Joy Frost, Ursula Rojas & Mark Lungley Plastics are big news: the Government has just announced they will phase out a range of single-use and hard-to-recycle plastics. Plastic Free July is upon us. But are you someone who wonders what all the...
How bad is the microplastic pollution in our waterways?
By Gilbert Wong The streams here are small and New Zealand is supposed to be clean, but the levels were the same as the Danube and the Rhine. Nadezhda Dikareva is an expert in something she wishes she didn’t have to be. Arguably she is the most knowledgeable person in...
You’re eating, drinking, and breathing microplastics. Now what?
By Anna Robuck A new study led by Kieran D. Cox and researchers at the University of Victoria in British Columbia confirms a logical but cringe-worthy conclusion: humans are consuming plastic. A new study led by Kieran D. Cox and researchers at the University of...
How do microplastics interfere with our marine ecosystems?
By Julie Anne Hope Julie Anne Hope discusses how microplastics are interfering with our marine ecosystems. We are now living in an age of plastic and really struggling to deal with the plastic waste we produce globally as it is extremely durable and does not degrade....Subscribe by Email
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