After soil, water and food, microplastics have now entered the atmosphere, where they influence the climate system and may even change atmospheric chemistry.
The world puts a lot of unnecessary microplastics into the environment − such as glitter in makeup. Even better filters in washing machines could help.
The River Nile is contaminated with microplastics.
The level of microplastic pollution in Osun River may be the highest in the world. Banning single-use plastics may help.
To inner west Sydneysiders, the Cooks River is known to be particularly polluted. But after a storm, microplastic particles increased more than 40 fold.
It’s impossible to escape exposure to microplastics and a new study confirms they’re in household dust around the world. But the health risks appear surprisingly low, and vacuuming makes a difference.
The recent storms have transformed many of the nation’s coasts – blasting away the sand from beaches, eroding cliffs, and damaging properties. More surprising is the sudden and often dramatic appearance…
Truly green plastic requires more than sustainable raw materials.
A walk along the Kent coast after a storm inspired one of my early works. The shoreline was covered in seaweed, shells, jellyfish – and plastic.
Even recycled plastics still end up in landfill with our current system.
