Our round-up of the month’s most important stories.
Plastic treaty talks end with no deal: what happens now?
Plastic is shrinking sperm counts – and penis size
Endocrine-disrupting chemicals found in everyday plastics are a leading cause of male infertility and “subtle deformities” in development, according to environmental health experts.
“Disease, disability and death from infancy to old age”
A new report from The Lancet put the health costs of plastics at $1.5 trillion a year and urges policy makers to act in response to the global crisis
Thai villages win historic case against polluters
Nearly 700 residents in Ratchaburi are to receive compensation after a landmark victory against a recycling company that poisoned their water supply with hazardous waste.
Plastic “death-trap” kills baby birds before they leave the nest
Over 90% of stork nests studied contained synthetic materials, leading to strangulation, necrosis and other fatal injuries for 1 in 8 chicks.
Trash Hero volunteers support local zero waste policy-making
Tuaran District Office in Sabah, Malaysia, invited stakeholders to help develop policies to reduce plastic use, alongside zero waste experts from the Philippines.
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