{"id":505,"date":"2020-09-09T13:46:16","date_gmt":"2020-09-09T12:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sateddesign.com\/news\/?p=505"},"modified":"2020-09-09T13:46:16","modified_gmt":"2020-09-09T12:46:16","slug":"the-truth-about-micro-plastics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sateddesign.com\/news\/the-truth-about-micro-plastics\/","title":{"rendered":"The truth about micro plastics"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cSnowing plastic\u201d in the Arctic; Microplastic pollution near to the summit of Wales\u2019s highest mountain. Plastic Pollution may have been a topic of discussion for some time but the full extent of its impact on the environment needs urgent action to understand and mitigate.<\/p>\n

According to a recent article, in Europe alone, approximately 42,000 tonnes of intentionally added microplastics are released into the environment annually. Finding this material in remote locations such as the ones mentioned above is deeply concerning.<\/p>\n

The European Commission believed they had the answer in preparing to introduce a ban on the use of microplastics in cosmetics, detergents and paint products produced and sold in the EU. However, there is now a fear that the result of this ban will be a swap for even smaller nano plastic material that could potentially be more toxic and more harmful.<\/p>\n

This news is incredibly frustrating. Micro plastics have been found in almost all environments that have been investigated worldwide so this problem is very real and isn\u2019t going to go away. It appears that currently, finding a true solution is hampered by a documented \u201csignificant knowledge gap\u201d. If this is the case, how can a way forward be found?<\/p>\n

For those of us in an industry which works with plastic every day, it is imperative that we try to act positively to improve the use and reduce the burden of unwanted plastic. We need a clear plan of action from our government, which is based on a collective, well informed opinion that spans the globe. It is irresponsible to make recommendations that have not been fully risk assessed by agencies who have the knowledge to successfully carry these out.<\/p>\n

The fact that plastic material is being found in the remotest parts of our world means that time is of the essence and we need that solution now.<\/strong><\/p>\n

We are a full service agency who are very conscious of the part we play in tackling the environmental costs of launching new products. If you are likeminded and would like a little help through the journey of making your pleasure product a desirable reality, get in touch today \u2013 we may just be able to help you.<\/p>\n

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\u201cSnowing plastic\u201d in the Arctic; Microplastic pollution near to the summit of Wales\u2019s highest mountain. Plastic Pollution may have been a topic of discussion for some time but the full extent of its impact on the environment needs urgent action to understand and mitigate. According to a recent article, in Europe alone, approximately 42,000 tonnes … Continue reading The truth about micro plastics<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":506,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[69],"tags":[17,21,11,50,43,9,8,7,67,35,36,34,3,54,57,18,4,16,19,20,56,13],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sateddesign.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/505"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sateddesign.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sateddesign.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sateddesign.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sateddesign.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=505"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sateddesign.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/505\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":508,"href":"https:\/\/sateddesign.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/505\/revisions\/508"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sateddesign.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/506"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sateddesign.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=505"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sateddesign.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=505"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sateddesign.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=505"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}