Microplastics

Scottish Startup Develops Plastic That 'Self-Destructs' In The Sea

E.V.A. Biosystems, a University of Edinburgh start-up, has created plastic that breaks down without creating microplastics when in contact with ocean water...

Financial Firms Call For Ambitious Action On Plastic Pollution

A group of 160 financial companies has urged governments to agree a treaty to end plastic pollution that would help spur private sector action, ahead of th...

Continente To Eliminate Microplastics From Own-Brand Cosmetics By Year End

Portuguese retailer Continente has pledged to eliminate microplastics from private label hygiene and beauty products by the end of this year. The decisi...

Kaufland To Remove Microplastics From All Personal Care Products By 2021

Discounter Kaufland says that it will have 'completely dispensed' with microplastics across its cosmetics and personal care ranges by the end of 2021. T...

Billa Removes Microplastics From Own-Brand Detergents

Austrian supermarket chain Billa has announced that it has removed microplastics from its own-brand detergents in conformance with the guidelines esta...

Edeka Introduces 'Mikro-Plastikfrei' Label For Own-Brand Cosmetics

Germany's Edeka has announced that it has introduced a new label to mark its own-brand microplastics-free cosmetics. The 'Mikro-Plastikfrei' label will...

Spar Austria Calls For Further Regulations On the Use Of Microplastics

The chief executive of Spar Austria, Gerhard Drexel, has called for Austria to follow the UK and Sweden in introducing a ban on microplastics in the produc...

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