A Sustainable Life: Laundry is a top source of microplastic pollution – here’s how to clean your clothes more sustainably
In an article first published on The Conversation, JUDITH WEIS provides some tips on how to reduce microfibre shedding from your laundry… Microplastics are turning up everywhere, from remote mountain tops to deep ocean trenches. They also are in many animals, including humans. The most common microplastics in the environment are microfibres – plastic fragments shaped like […]
Plastic entering oceans could nearly triple by 2040 if left unchecked – research
Singapore Reuters Plastics entering the world’s oceans have surged by an “unprecedented” amount since 2005 and could nearly triple by 2040 if no further action is taken, according to research published on Wednesday. An estimated 171 trillion plastic particles were afloat in the oceans by 2019, according to peer-reviewed research led by the 5 Gyres […]