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Environmental organisations demand halt to unnecessary plastic production 15 Apr 2021 A recent study that paints a clear picture of the dangers of plastic pollution has been released by the journal Proceeding of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. A group of nongovernmental organisations are calling for the department of environment, forestry and fisheries deputy director-general Anben Pillay to introduce stricter regulations for companies that manufacture and sell...

Date Time Atmospheric travel: Scientists find microplastic everywhere Vast watery parcels of plastic – made of soda bottle flotsam and shopping bag jetsam – appear in our oceans as large floating islands. On roadways, plastic is often tossed, broken down into smaller pieces and churned until it is microscopic, at which point it is swept into the atmosphere and travels the world. By sea or by land, these tiny shards of plastic are more ubiquitous than science had known, according to a new st...