Every load of laundry sends tiny plastic fibers down the drain. These fragments, shed from synthetic fabrics, slip through most wastewater filters and spread through rivers, farmland, and food. But ...

The authority examined whether plastic filter tips used with automated instruments were machine parts and held they were disposable consumables, classifiable as articles of plastic under CTH ...

Plastic straws and bags have received widespread attention as pollutants. But another, even bigger, plastic problem has been slipping under the radar -- cigarette filters. Cigarette butts containing ...

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