Alberto Costa: ‘My bill will tackle microplastics and protect our rivers’
Of the many microplastics that are released into the environment, 35% are shed from clothing. So small that they are often imperceptible, microfibres have stayed under the policymaking radar for far too long. It is time we finally take microplastic pollution from clothing seriously. That is why I am introducing a bill that will tackle […]
Afzal Khan: ‘An ambitious Global Plastic Treaty is in sight — the new Labour government can help achieve it’
We are surrounded by plastic. Whether it be rubbish littered on our streets or actual microplastics inside our bodies, it can seem inescapable even if you try and do the right thing by recycling and reusing products. We know that microplastics in the body, which have sadly even now been found in babies, pose potentially […]
