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Reheating plastic food containers: what science says about microplastics and chemicals in ready meals
How often do you eat takeaway food? What about pre-prepared ready meals, or microwaving some leftovers you had in the fridge? Are there any potential downsides we need to be aware of? We decided to investigate.
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The Hidden Health Risks of Plastic-Packaged Ready Meals
Greenpeace International's analysis of 24 research papers in peer-reviewed scientific journals found that the plastics we use to package our food are exposing us to health risks – and none more so than heated ready meals and takeaways.
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New report shows ‘usual suspect’ corporations still top sachet producer list
Many of the companies that topped this sachet-focused list have previously been identified as top plastic polluters in global Brand Audits, dating back to 2017.
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People Vs Plastic
The results of this survey demonstrate that there is overwhelming public support for the Global Plastics Treaty to cut plastic production, end single-use plastics and advance reuse-based solutions.
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8 in 10 people support cut in plastic production ahead of Global Plastics Treaty talks in Ottawa
Conducted in February across 19 countries, the survey indicates overwhelming public backing for measures aimed at ending single-use plastics and promoting reuse-based solutions.
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Southeast Asian cities lead the way in shift to refill systems from sachet economy
Initiatives from cities from emerging economies are leading the transition towards reuse and refill systems, showing that these are viable alternatives to the sachet economy.
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Melissa Tan’s Zero-Waste Journey
After a glamorous fashion career that saw her in many magazine spreads and billboards, these days Melissa lends her face and voice to advocate for environmental and social causes.
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Why coastal clean-ups are not enough
After you clean today, new trash awaits tomorrow. It’s futile work and highlights how plastic pollution is more than a waste management problem.
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5 Reuse and Refill projects that are making a difference and leading the way to a plastic-free future
Developing countries are leading the way towards a reuse revolution with both their traditional reuse and refill systems, and their modern equivalents. Meet some of the people behind the movement!
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Barbie vs Oppenheimer: Two diametrically opposed universes that remind us of two existential threats
“Barbenheimer” is probably the film event of the year. For the Greenpeace community, these two films echo past and present campaigns against very real existential threats: deforestation, plastic pollution and nuclear annihilation.