Microplastics are everywhere — including in the air around plastic treaty negotiations

A close-up of artwork by Canadian artist, activist, and photographer Benjamin Von Wong, created for plastic pollution treaty negotiations, is seen in front of the United Nations offices in Geneva on August 12th. | Photo: Getty Images

Thousands of delegates have descended upon Geneva this week for what’s supposed to be the culmination of years of negotiations that, if successful, are supposed to end in a groundbreaking global plastics treaty. They might be breathing in the very thing they’re trying to clean up as they negotiate.
Greenpeace tested the air around the city just before the talks began this month and found a small amount of microplastics. It wasn’t so much a rigorous study as it was a way to prove a point. Microplastics are turning up all over the place, including in the air we breathe.
That’s why health and environmental advocates, as well as a coalition o …
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Microplastics are everywhere — including in the air around plastic treaty negotiations