6 d. ago MRI warning as study says injection could cause deadly material to form in body

Researchers recommend that patients not take certain supplements before taking an MRI

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6 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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1 week 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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1 week 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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2 w. ago Online shopping producing 2.6m plastic bags a day as high street goes green

Plastic bag use has fallen by 95% since 2015 on the high street

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3 w. ago Warning to businesses as billions of extra costs to hit next week

Supermarkets, food producers and online retailers will also be hit by a new plastic packaging tax

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