Tag: plastic
Chemicals from plastic packaging can contaminate food in 7 days
News Published on 03/13/2023 at 1:17 p.m. Updated 03/13/2023 at 1:17 p.m. Reading 1 min. According to a new study, PFAS – a large family of several thousand chemicals –…
Scientists identify a new type of disease caused by plastic pollution
News Published on 03/12/2023 at 5:34 p.m. Updated 03/12/2023 at 5:34 p.m. Reading 1 min. A new disease has recently been identified by scientists in seabirds native to Australia. Called…
New record for ocean plastic pollution, study finds
News Published on 03/11/2023 at 4:04 p.m. Updated 03/11/2023 at 4:04 p.m. Reading 2 mins. Plastic pollution in the world’s oceans has reached “unprecedented levels” for 15 years, warns a…
The world’s oceans are threatened by plastic smog
Published: Just now full screen Since 2005, researchers have seen a rapid increase in the amount of microplastics. According to the study, this may be connected to the exponential growth…
the “Plastic Odyssey”, a plastic recycling awareness ship, is in Dakar
Plastic Odyssey, the ship that travels the world for three years to raise awareness about plastic pollution, is in Dakar. On board, a team of environmental enthusiasts and an on-board…
Report: Much of used clothing donated to Kenya ‘plastic waste in disguise’
“The Global North is using the sale of used clothes as a pressure relief valve when dealing with fast fashion’s huge waste problem,” states a recent report. A third of…
20,000 tonnes of plastic are shipped abroad for recycling – Swedish solution underway
Almost all old ketchup bottles, toothpaste tubes and other plastic packaging that are handed over to a recycling station in Sweden are transported to Motala. Sweden’s largest plastic recycling facility…
100% sustainable plastic: why large groups got a little too carried away
It’s a legal skirmish that Danone and its boss Antoine de Saint-Affrique would have done well without. “Danone, deplasticize yourself!” : this is essentially the message, sent on January 9…
A deposit for plastic bottles in France? The government is relaunching the debate
News Published on 02/01/2023 at 11:48 a.m. Updated 02/01/2023 at 11:48 a.m. Reading 3 mins. Buy a bottle of water a little more expensive then bring it back to the…
Paradoxical adipose hyperplasia: Linda Evangelista disfigured by plastic surgery
News Published on 01/28/2023 at 3:55 p.m. Updated 01/28/2023 at 3:55 p.m. Reading 2 mins. in collaboration with Dr. David Picovski (Plastic surgeon) Medical validation: January 31, 2023 This Wednesday,…