Rappler's latest stories on microplastic
Thai retailers ban single-use plastic bags
Several mall operators and convenience stores in Thailand ban single-use plastic bags and will instead see customers paying a small fee for a reusable bag made of a cloth-like fabric
Tel Aviv beaches fall foul in Israel's passion for plastic
A June report by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) ranks Tel Aviv's coastline as the third most polluted by plastic waste in the Mediterranean, behind Barcelona and southern Turkey
Microplastics in drinking water not a health risk for now – WHO
The World Health Organization says: 'We urgently need to know more about the health impact of microplastics because they are everywhere – including in our drinking water'
Microplastics in Arctic snow point to widespread air contamination
'It's readily apparent that the majority of the microplastic in the snow comes from the air,' says a study. It found that microplastic particles can be transported tremendous distances through the atmosphere.
Searching for the source of microplastics in European rivers
Around 8 million tons of plastic end up in the world's oceans every year
Greenpeace sounds alarm over plastic pollution in UK rivers
'We are witnessing just the tip of a plastics iceberg,' it said.
Humans consume 'tens of thousands' of plastic pieces each year
'The most effective way to reduce human consumption of microplastics will likely be to reduce the production and use of plastics,' authors of a recent study say
Microplastics are getting into mosquitoes and contaminating new food chains
By studying mosquitoes, we have found a previously unknown way for plastic to pollute the environment and contaminate the food chain
We are guinea pigs in a worldwide experiment on microplastics
Are these tiny pieces of plastic damaging our bodies?
Tiny plastic particles from clothing, tires clogging oceans – report
IUCN found that in many developed countries in North America and Europe tiny plastic particles are in fact a bigger source of marine plastic pollution than plastic waste
Fears over plastic-eating coral in Australia's Barrier Reef
The scientists found that when they placed corals from the reef into plastic contaminated water the marine life ate plastic at rates only slightly lower than their normal rate of feeding on marine plankton
