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Drinking from plastic bottles directly linked to high blood pressure and heart problems
Early studies suggest that plastic particles are influencing human blood pressure, a condition linked to serious ...
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Chewing Gum Releases Hundreds of Microplastics In Your Mouth, Study Finds
Chewing gum releases hundreds of tiny plastic pieces straight into people's mouths, researchers said on Tuesday, also warning ...
Chewing gum is plastic pollution, not a litter problem
If you find that thought slightly unsettling, you are not alone. I have been researching and speaking about the plastic ...
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You May Be Horrified When You Learn What Chewing Gum Is Actually Made From
In an essay for The Conversation, microplastics expert David Jones of the UK's University of Portsmouth revealed that most ...
How chewing gum contributes to plastic pollution—and how to reduce its environmental impact
Most chewing gum on sale is made from a variety of oil-based synthetic rubbers—similar to the plastic material used in car ...
We need to keep plastic out of the ocean. Is a bag ban Washington’s best solution? | Opinion
Plastic Bank works in developing countries, where plastic pollution is most prevalent, and pays people to collect plastic ...
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Florida House, Senate pushing bills through that would end plastic regulations
Despite dying during last year’s legislative session, two bills in the Florida House and Senate are once again trying to ...
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Chewing gum releases microplastics into mouth: researchers
Chewing gum releases hundreds of tiny plastic pieces straight into people's mouths, researchers said, also warning of the ...
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Plastic pollution cuts into fishers’ livelihoods in Ecuador and Peru
Plastic waste is increasingly causing problems for fishers. Fishnets bring up bottles, propellers get tangled in bags, water ...
Danone’s aborted energy from waste project on Bali highlights need for plastics treaty
In August, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) will meet in Geneva for what could be the last chance to force a ...
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Chewing gum releases microplastics into mouths, study finds
He explained that people often react with shock when they learn that chewing gum shares similar building blocks with materials found in car tyres, plastic bags, and bottles.
Supermarkets 'should be banned' from wrapping these 21 fruit and veg items in plastic
Supermarkets should be banned from selling products such as apples and bananas in plastic packaging, says a global NGO.