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Pollution

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Enzyme-based plastics recycling more energy efficient, analysis suggests

Reusable masks could slash pandemic waste

Water firms still failing to adequately reduce pollution incidents, regulator says

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Analysis: How open data is helping to solve Covid-related crime

Global plastic emissions could be causing irreversible harm to the environment

Lead particles from decades-old petrol emissions persist in London’s air

Bacteria used to clean up soil contaminated with diesel

Bacteria-sized bots break down plastics in their path

Borehole project tests seals for future disposal of radioactive waste

Plastic pollution entering Galapagos seawater, beaches and animals

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Why Britain needs a new approach for plastic waste

Plastic bag charge rises to 10p, with all retailers now participating

Booming single-use plastics market blamed on unscrupulous fossil fuel firms

Disposable masks leak microplastics and other pollutants in water

Ship’s lost plastic cargo washes up on shores from Florida to Norway

Natural gel solution effectively removes pollutants from water

Contaminated water from Fukushima nuclear plant to be released into the ocean

Marine conservation charity launches UK-wide initiative to clean beaches

Biodegradable plastic alternative could be made from fishy waste

Global PPE waste problem could melt away thanks to Welsh innovation

Plastic particles may clump and stick to coasts, never entering ocean

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The Graphic: Asbestos in British homes

Microplastic ‘skid marks’ left behind in the sea by ships

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