Plastic Pollution

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Plastic Tea Bags Release Thousands of Microplastics and Endocrine‑Disrupting Chemicals

An October 2026 npj Science of Food study found polyamide fibres and measurable levels of BPA and phthalates in hot brews, prompting authors to recommend loose‑leaf tea to reduce exposure.

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South Korean Study Finds Conventional Plastic Straws Have Lower Life‑Cycle Impact Than Paper

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2w ago

New Jersey Bill Would Require Microplastic Labels and Could Bar Some Gum and Tea Bags

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Microplastics Produce Reactive Oxygen in Water, Lab Study Shows

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3w ago

Study Finds Microplastic Surfaces Produce Reactive Oxygen That Can Damage Biomolecules

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Texas AG Probes Hanes and Fruit of the Loom Over Chemicals in Children's Underwear

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River Tyne Nurdle Spill Prompts Ongoing Coastal Clean‑Up as Tides Threaten Return

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Czech Microrobots Use Magnetism to Capture Microplastics in Lab Tests

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3mo ago

MAIB Begins Probe as Tyne Nurdle Cleanup Continues

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3mo ago

Port of Tyne to Open Managed Volunteer Cleanups After Large Nurdle Spill

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3mo ago

New Jersey Requires Takeout Utensils Only When Customers Ask

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Specialist Teams Mobilised as Port of Tyne Cleanses Containers After Nurdle Spill

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Over One Billion Nurdles Enter River Tyne After Port Collision

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Microplastics Found at Higher Levels in Blood of Heart Attack Patients

Plastic Pollution

Plastic Tea Bags Release Thousands of Microplastics and Endocrine‑Disrupting Chemicals

South Korean Study Finds Conventional Plastic Straws Have Lower Life‑Cycle Impact Than Paper

New Jersey Bill Would Require Microplastic Labels and Could Bar Some Gum and Tea Bags

Microplastics Produce Reactive Oxygen in Water, Lab Study Shows

Study Finds Microplastic Surfaces Produce Reactive Oxygen That Can Damage Biomolecules

Texas AG Probes Hanes and Fruit of the Loom Over Chemicals in Children's Underwear

Microplastics Detected at Every Site in Delaware River Watershed Study

Swachh Sagar 5.0 Culminates in Nationwide Coastal Clean-Ups

Popular Seminyak Restaurant Destroyed by Fire Blamed on Party Balloons

Federal Judge Upholds Oregon’s Plastic Pollution Law

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Scientists 3D‑Print 'µBites' Cookies From Recycled PET

Researchers Convert PET Bottles and Crop Waste Into 3D‑Printed 'µBites'

River Tyne Nurdle Spill Prompts Ongoing Coastal Clean‑Up as Tides Threaten Return

Czech Microrobots Use Magnetism to Capture Microplastics in Lab Tests

MAIB Begins Probe as Tyne Nurdle Cleanup Continues

Port of Tyne to Open Managed Volunteer Cleanups After Large Nurdle Spill

New Jersey Requires Takeout Utensils Only When Customers Ask

Specialist Teams Mobilised as Port of Tyne Cleanses Containers After Nurdle Spill

Over One Billion Nurdles Enter River Tyne After Port Collision

Microplastics Found at Higher Levels in Blood of Heart Attack Patients

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Plastic Pollution