27 h. ago Locals say 'fine Welsh Water' as plastic pollution appears on Gower beaches

The plastic discs, which are used as part of the biological treatment of wastewater, were washed up in large numbers on beaches in Swansea, Gower and Neath Port Talbot

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1 week ago Plastic pollution could linger on ocean surfaces for over 100 years, researchers warn

Micro- and nanoplastics found in arteries, brains and sexual organs

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1 week ago Tackling Plastic Pollution, GreenSeas Trust Unveils another Bin at Canary Wharf

Tackling Plastic Pollution, GreenSeas Trust Unveils another Bin at Canary Wharf  London Post

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1 week ago Plastic pollution could linger at ocean surfaces for over a century, new research finds

Plastic pollution could linger at ocean surfaces for over a century, new research finds  EurekAlert!

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2 w. ago Welsh Water fine for 800 sewage breaches significantly reduced after appeal

The company was fined £1.35m earlier this year after it admitted breaches of its environmental permits to discharge sewage

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2 w. ago Experts urge UK to ban cigarette filters to protect health and environment

Researchers say filters do not reduce toxicant exposure and are major contributor to plastic waste crisisCigarette filters do not work and are a major source of plastic pollution that should be banned by the UK government, experts have said.In an editorial in Addiction, the journal for the Society for the Study of Addiction, researchers argue that ministers should use a forthcoming tobacco and vapes bill to “ban filters in the interests of public health and the environment”. Continue reading...

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