Produced by ElevenLabs and News Over Audio (NOA) using AI narration. For the past several years, I’ve been telling my friends what I’m going to tell you: Throw out your black plastic spatula.

Nations could agree in December on a world-first treaty to reduce the amount of plastic leaking into the environment which, if nothing is done, is forecast to triple by 2060. Global production of ...

If you have a black spatula in your kitchen, or other black plastic items around your house like takeout containers or children’s toys, they could contain high levels of toxic flame retardants.

Polling shows environmental issues are far from the top of voters’ minds this year, and the global plastics crisis rarely gets a mention—unless it’s to defend plastic straws. Nevertheless ...

On a pristine beach in Gippsland, a team of scientists are dumping plastic rubbish. Their littering is extremely precise. When they're done, 14 squares of trash — each exactly 2 square metres ...

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But it isn't just plastic packaging that Europeans are throwing out in large volumes. With plastic waste generation growing annually, and recycling rates failing to keep up, Europe has a long road ...

Plastic bags start out as fossil fuels and end up as deadly waste in landfills and the ocean. Birds often mistake shredded plastic bags for food, filling their stomachs with toxic debris. For hungry ...

Countries gathered in Colombia to work on a treaty to end plastic pollution must strive for “an ambitious, credible and just” deal that responds to the needs of communities everywhere, including some ...