Our roundup of the month’s most important stories
New disease caused by plastic pollution found in birds
A new disease called ‘Plasticosis’ has been found in birds. Caused by plastic pollution, it seriously impacts their ability to digest food, and exposes them to infection and parasites. Watch the report from ABC news.
Women are more effected by plastic pollution
Are you aware of the hidden dangers in your period products and daily beauty routine? Vogue France explores why women are more affected by plastic pollution and how we can protect ourselves.
Your ‘recycled’ bottles might be made from virgin plastic
Lack of regulation is making it challenging to verify recycled content, and creating loopholes for companies to label items actually made from virgin plastic as “recycled”
What happened to The Ocean Cleanup?
The Ocean Cleanup raised millions of dollars and made big promises about cleaning up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. A new report asks if their projects are really working, or doing more harm than good?
Stopping single use plastic is not as hard as it seems
Stopping single-use plastic is possible! Joanna Nisenbaum in Canada runs a cafe that is 95% zero waste, and she says people are ready for reusables. A great, positive read!
Trash Hero Da Nang cleanups hit the headlines
Trash Hero Da Nang’s hard work running regular cleanups for over six months in Vietnam has been featured in a national newspaper, that praised their success in bringing together strangers to form a civic-minded community.
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