First evidence of microplastics in the human placenta
Italian researchers found plastic fragments in four of six placentas, on both the mother’s and the baby’s side.
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Microplastics found in human blood for the first time
A Dutch pilot study detected plastic particles in the blood of 17 of 22 healthy adults, at an average of 1.6 micrograms per millilitre.
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Industry data: global plastic production reached 431 million tonnes in 2024
Plastics Europe’s annual count shows global output still rising, with Asia making well over half of the world’s plastic.
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Even the EU recycles only 41% of its plastic packaging
Eurostat data show EU plastic packaging recycling rose only slowly, from 38% in 2012 to 41% in 2022, despite the strictest rules in the…