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Major Plastic Waste Producers Must Get Consent Before Exporting their Toxic Trash to Global South
Updated EU regulation allows higher levels of toxic recycling
Also known as "mermaid tears", tiny plastic pellets are a primary source of microplastic pollution,...
Tyres are the main contributor of unintentional microplastics release into the environment, and must be...
UNEA-4 agreement does not deliver at scale and urgency needed, Break Free From Plastic warns
Plastics poses toxic risks to human health, but the EU can limit the exposure
The Balearic islands lead the way to break free from plastic
An invisible problem six times bigger than Great Pacific Garbage Patch
However, reduction targets missing and collection targets delayed, campaigners warn