research Archives - Plastic Generation

Coca Cola, Pepsi and Nestle named world’s worst plastic polluters for the third consecutive year.

December 7, 2020

The Coca-Cola Company, PepsiCo and Nestlé have been named as the companies with the worst plastic waste records. Environmental campaigners Break Free from Plastic (BFFP) made the announcement following its an...

Microplastics found in Table Salt

Sarah Bedwell

March 15, 2019

Environment, Ocean

Recent research found that 90% of table salt used across the globe contained microplastics. Much of this is as a result of all the plastic waste in our oceans. What are we eating? The new research, unde...

Plastic found inside animals inhabiting the world’s deepest oceans

Dan Walsh

March 6, 2019

Environment, Ocean

The bad news keeps on coming. Scientists studying some of the world's deepest oceans have discovered microplastic ingestion by organisms. The study looked at the Mariana trench and five other areas, where d...

Scientists warn the bacteria that glues plastic together could be a bigger threat to sea life

Dan Walsh

February 4, 2019

Environment, Ocean

According to new research, a greater threat to the ocean's sea life could be deadly bacteria that sticks to plastic under water. It is feared that these clusters are being mistaken for food. Researchers ha...

Study finds 100% of marine life washed up on British shores had ingested plastic

Dan Walsh

January 31, 2019

Ocean, Packaging, Society

A truly shocking study has revealed that 100% of marine life - dolphins, seals and whales - washed up on British shores had ingested plastic. Out of the 50 animals across 10 different species were analysed, sc...

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