Plastic pollution is an underrecognized threat to health, experts warn

Ahead of the expected finalization of a UN global plastics treaty, a group of international experts calls for a greater focus on health impacts when considering plastic pollution. The Health Policy published in The Lancet reviews the current evidence on how plastics—including microplastics and plastic chemicals—impact health and announces the launch of a new project

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‘Back to plastic’: Trump signs order for plastic straws as he declares paper ones ‘don’t work’

President Donald Trump says he is banning federal use of paper straws, saying they “don’t work” and don’t last very long. Instead he wants the government to exclusively move to plastic. Trump signed an executive order to reverse federal policies that encourage paper straws and restrict plastic straws…

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