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It’s estimated that 1.63 million tons of material will be produced in 2023 for wet wipes.
Alternative food containers, such as those made of bioplastics, are being promoted as a way to reduce our exposure to plastic in food. But there is still a lack of knowledge around their impacts.
Synthetic fertiliser prices have shot up amid the war in Ukraine. Could organic fertilisers provide a worthy alternative?
The Vaal River, which serves more than 11 million people, is considerably polluted with microplastics.
Normally land-bound pathogens that cause deadly diseases for both humans and animals can cling to microplastics and end up in your seafood.
The Nigerian government must do more to combat increasing plastic pollution in the country.
After soil, water and food, microplastics have now entered the atmosphere, where they influence the climate system and may even change atmospheric chemistry.
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