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When you pick up a new shirt or a pair of leggings, it’s easy to focus on the price, style, or brand. What’s less visible is the growing environmental and health cost woven into many of these products: microplastic pollution. Together with key players in sustainability we conducted a recent investigation into 50 of the world’s biggest fashion brands. It reveals a troubling reality. Despite mounting evidence of harm, much of the industry is doubling down on synthetic materials, the very fibres driving microplastics pollution, while delaying meaningful action.

A leaked letter from more than 100 food and beverage companies reveals a last-minute attempt by Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, and other companies to reopen discussions on the EU packaging law.

Norwegian funding for environment programme uncertain: concerns grow over progress on plastics treaty

New report reveals shocking scale of hidden global microplastic exposure.

In a large-scale global operation led by Europol in 2025, more than 300 waste criminals were arrested and huge quantities of illegal waste were seized.

The mattress industry under the microscope: environmental and health risks posed by foam rubber.

A creative look at plastic pollution

Greenpeace warns us against using microwave ovens

Plastic is inside our bodies. And now the world will see what that means. On 16 March, "The Plastic Detox" launches globally on Netflix.