3 d. ago Weedkiller maker moves to settle suit over Parkinson’s disease claims

Syngenta has been besieged by lawsuits from people claiming its product caused the neurological conditionBesieged by thousands of lawsuits alleging that its paraquat weedkiller causes Parkinson’s disease, its manufacturer, Syngenta, has entered into an agreement aimed at settling large swaths of those claims.A court filing on Monday confirmed that a letter of agreement between the parties had been signed. In a court hearing on Tuesday, one of the lead plaintiff lawyers, Khaldoun Baghdadi, said the terms of the settlement should be completed within 30 days. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Garbage bag giant fined $8.25m for falsely claiming products were recycled plastic

Clorox, the company behind GLAD garbage bags, advertised them as made from 50% recycled plastic from the oceanElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastThe company behind GLAD garbage bags has been fined $8.25m for falsely claiming the products were made from recycled ocean plastics.The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission took Clorox Australia to the federal court over the misleading claims made between June 2021 and July 2023.Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Just 9.5% of plastic made in 2022 used recycled material, study shows

Global research reveals most of 400m tonnes produced using fossil fuels, predominantly coal or oilLess than 10% of the plastic produced around the world is made from recycled material, according to the first detailed global analysis of its life cycle.The research reveals that most plastic is made from fossil fuels, predominantly coal and oil, despite rhetoric by producers, supermarkets and drinks companies about plastic being recycled. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Less than 10% of plastic produced globally comes from recycled materials – study

Analysis also finds that only 9% of the hundreds of millions of tonnes of plastic produced ends up being recycled.

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1 week ago Why you might need vitamins for your EYES, and which ones to buy, by DR HAKAM GHABRA

Countless products claim to help eye health and protect against conditions such as age-related macular degeneration. Here Dr Hakam Ghabra assesses some of these supplements.

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1 week ago Why you might need vitamin for your EYES, and which ones to buy, by DR HAKAM GHABRA

Countless products claim to help eye health and protect against conditions such as age-related macular degeneration. Here Dr Hakam Ghabra assesses these supplements.

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1 week ago Real Housewives producer lets rip at show bosses for 'firing him over OnlyFans account'

The Real Housewives producer claims he stopped hearing from Bravo production teams after he started a side hustle in the adult entertainment industry

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2 w. ago Australia sees nearly 40% decline in plastic pollution along major city coastlines

Country has pledged to phase out unnecessary plastics by 2025 and recycle or reuse all its plastic waste by 2040

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2 w. ago How many bins every house in England will need under new rules

All households will have to separate paper and card from glass, metal and plastic beginning March 2026

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2 w. ago How many bins house every house in England will need under new rules

All households will have to separate paper and card from glass, metal and plastic beginning March 2026

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2 w. ago Hollywood star 'quits British film amid claims production has run out of money leaving crew owed £600k in unpaid wages'

The Hollywood actress, 55, was set to star in upcoming drama Angels in the Asylum alongside an all-star cast, with the film being the directorial debut of British director Rob Sorrenti.

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4 w. ago AP PHOTOS: 'These streets are ours': The hidden workforce that scours Istanbul's garbage

The clang of makeshift carts echoes through winding alleys in one of Istanbul 's oldest neighborhoods as a hidden workforce scours the streets looking for recyclable paper, cardboard and plastic.

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