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Toxic convenience: what science tells us about plastic’s hidden costs

Plastic waste can linger for centuries, polluting coastlines and creeping into our food chain. REUTERS/Johannes P. Christo/File Photo

As talks aimed at finalising the first global plastics treaty continue in Geneva, mounting scientific evidence is revealing the full scale of the plastics crisis, from toxic chemicals in the production process to the effect of microplastics in the human body.

Plastic pollution isn’t just a problem for beaches and marine wildlife – it’s a growing global health crisis.

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