The Environmental Blog

APRIL 17, 2024

Seabirds, whales, seals, turtles, and fish mistake plastic bags, bottles, and microplastics (fragments smaller than 5 millimeters) for food, leading to ingestion and starvation. Microplastics can also absorb and concentrate harmful toxins in the ocean, entering the food chain and bioaccumulating in predators like fish and shellfish.

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Plastics Microplastics Pollution Waste 195

Grist

JULY 21, 2022

From large pieces, such as bottles, cups, and even a Smurf action figure, to tiny microplastics — fragments, films, fibers, or foams less than 5 mm long — plastic is one of the most common pollutants this group will find, mirroring what cleanup crews regularly see across the country. But panic campaigns on foods to avoid would be ineffective.

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Plastics Pollution Microplastics Home Energy Monitoring 112

Business Green

JANUARY 29, 2020

Only last week the UK government's climate advisors, the Committee on Climate Change , suggested the UK will need to cut meat and dairy consumption by a fifth if the country is to meet its net zero emissions targets, pointing out that the land used for livestock at the moment will be needed for reforestation and other carbon-storing schemes.

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Seafood Plastics Sustainability Government 90