Up to 2,000 tonnes of plastic is discarded in the city every day, and without adequate means to process it a lot ends up in the sea, from where it makes its way into the human food chain. A charity is helping Hong Kong businesses adopt better practices
The importance of multi-million dollar industries to Australia's economy is hampering efforts to protect threatened species of marine life from plastics, a problem that has been described as on par with global warming, a government inquiry has heard.
Many primary school students in Jiangsu province suffered nosebleeds, dizziness and rashes after attending schools that recently installed plastic running tracks on their playgrounds.
Nearly 269,000 tons of plastic pollution may be floating in the world's oceans, a study said Wednesday.
Cosmetic surgery is hot among Chinese students as the summer holiday commences, but the plastic trend is also spurring controversy due to its risks.
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