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Plastic is a popular product in modern industry, and its usage has rapidly grown over the last few decades. Its omnipresence ...

Food and cosmetics from dozens of major retailers come wrapped in potentially dangerous plastics, a new report has found.

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The warning comes as modelling published in the journal Science suggests plastic waste is likely to double by 2050.

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Plastic pollution affects fundamental Earth systems, contributing to almost every pressing global environmental challenge.