plastic

Expert Reactions | Published: 23 May 201812 February 2019

Plastic bags are the current public enemy number one, but are biodegradable bags any better? European experts argue that the […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 02 September 201526 February 2019

By 2050 it will be almost impossible to find a seabird that hasn’t eaten plastic, predicts a new Australian study. […]

In the News | Published: 11 December 201426 February 2019

Almost 269,000 tonnes of plastic pollution may be floating in the world’s oceans, according a team of scientists from around […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 22 January 201326 July 2018

Tableware made from melamine-containing plastics may leach some of the compound into food if it is served hot, according to […]

In the News | Published: 03 September 201003 September 2010

Michael Dickison writes in the New Zealand Herald about work by NZ scientists which has allowed kiwifruit to be turned […]

In the News | Published: 24 August 200924 August 2009

Steve Connor of the New Zealand Herald writes about the newest threat posed to our oceans: the chemicals produced when […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 26 September 200801 December 2010

Living in a world where commercial products are continuously getting smarter and smaller, it’s no surprise that scientific research is […]