Health harms from plastics could double by 2040
A new global analysis links rising disease burden to plastics’ full lifecycle, showing why reducing virgin plastic output is the...
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Addressing the health impacts of plastics is becoming more urgent
Open this photo in gallery:A pile of plastic waste in Vietnam's northern Hung Yen province in November, 2025.NHAC NGUYEN/AFP/Getty Images“There’s...
‘A Mockery’: Nations Unite In Outrage At Plastics Treaty Draft
A new draft text of the UN Plastics Treaty was met with universal outrage and rejection. Less than 48 hours...
Plastic’s Impact on Health Costs $1.5 Trillion Every Year, Report Warns : ScienceAlert
Plastic pollution is a "grave, growing and under-recognised danger" to health that is costing the world at least $1.5 trillion...
World in $1.5tn ‘plastics crisis’ hitting health from infancy to old age, report warns | Plastics
Plastics are a “grave, growing and under-recognised danger” to human and planetary health, a new expert review has warned. The...
What to know after study says plastics can be deadly.
Evidence is accumulating that microplastics found nearly everywhere are also invading our bodies. What should you do?Trump signs paper straw...
