Food and drink packaging dominates beach litter worldwide, appearing on shorelines in nearly every country surveyed.
Plastic food packaging, caps and lids, and plastic bottles are the planet's predominant items of marine litter, according to the world's first overview of marine litter by usage type.
Plastic food packaging, especially single-use containers, is a growing problem for the food industry. According to the UN Environment Program, 460 million tons of plastic is generated each year ...
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New report says plastic food packaging sheds over 1,000 tons of microplastics into food and drinks each year
The findings point to a direct pathway of human exposure through everyday eating and drinking.
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FAO report calls for robust risk assessment for recycled plastic food packaging
Findings underscore need for discussion on global standards as demand for environmentally friendly packaging rises The growing use of recycled plastic in food packaging and other food contact ...
Designing products to be treated through sustainable, efficient, and low-carbon operations in the effort to limit plastic pollution and increase recyclability is now a priority in the European Union ...
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