Plastic pollution: a global ticking clock https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/01/18/global-plastic-pollution-deadly-ticking-clock-report
Chemicals and plastic overrun planet https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jan/18/chemical-pollution-has-passed-safe-limit-for-humanity-say-scientists?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
Chemicals in rain water exceed safe limits https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7gban/rainwater-everywhere-now-considered-too-toxic-for-safe-consumption-study-finds?fbclid=IwAR02bMq74h0DqIrZYctv_Jtor_oqtMZihAvG4NcSUkO1GJgSH3TjYf3dQSc
Californian Attourney General launching suit against Exxon for deceit in plastic pollution crisis
Plastic in human blood https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/microplastics-blood-health-b2048082.html
Plastics are killing us big time and nothing is happening meaningfully to stop it, it’s official https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2022/01/plastic-history-climate-change/621033/
Plastics and endocrine system https://www.endocrine.org/-/media/endocrine/files/topics/edc_guide_2020_v1_6chqennew-version.pdf
Plastics explained website very good https://directus.media/dcp5tOxIWtG1gqPX/17dc51ec-173f-4bfd-9b9c-88f7d0458c26.pdf
APPG on microplastics https://www.broughton-astley.gov.uk/uploads/appg-on-microplastics-report.pdf?v=1632386412
Plastics found in animals and animal products https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jul/08/microplastics-detected-in-meat-milk-and-blood-of-farm-animals
More plastic than ever and no recycling really happening July 2022 BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/science-environment-62013030
Plastics to outpace coal in greenhouse gas emissions https://www.reuters.com/business/cop/plastics-outpace-coals-greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-2030-report-2021-10-21/
Incineration of plastics:
Why burning plastic won’t solve the plastic crisis | Greenpeace UK
Carbon and toxic emissions from burning plastics https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/co2-emissions-plastic-waste-england-b1882784.html
Incineration report https://zerowasteeurope.eu/2022/08/toxicowatch-beringen-2021-biomonitoring-results/
Incineration by Gaia https://www.no-burn.org/incineration/
Eunomia - incineration air quality and carbon emissions https://www.clientearth.org/media/1h2nalrh/greenhouse-gas-and-air-quality-impacts-of-incineration-and-landfill.pdf
Incineration residues https://zerowasteeurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/zero_waste_europe_cs_the-hidden-impacts-of-incineration-residues_en.pdf
The growing popularity - and unpopularity - of plastic grass:
Plastic grass at Eden project https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/apr/29/eden-project-cornwall-installs-plastic-grass-to-stop-children-getting-muddy?CMP=share_btn_tw
Dangers of plastic grass:
Grass blades plastic chemicals https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news/new-studies-show-pfas-artificial-grass-blades-and-backing
Plastic grass dangers https://www.jackwallington.com/17-reasons-to-avoid-fake-lawns-how-bad-is-artificial-grass-for-the-environment/
Plastic grass and climate change https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2022-artificial-turf-grass-lawns-climate-change/
Plastic grass facts
https://lawnassociation.org.uk/the-horrific-truths-about-artificial-grass/
Head of the Environment Agency warns of Silent Spring for UK ecosystems
Greenwashing by artificial turf industry:
Real lawn v artificial grass water content https://www.ioes.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/sod-vs-artificial-turf.pdf
Fake grass observer ros coward https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jul/17/why-fake-grass-is-far-from-green-in-ways-you-might-not-guess?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
Greenwashing https://murfittsindustries.com/pro-gran
