UK urged to act on microplastics with filter mandate

“The mandatory capture of plastic fibres should be a first step, filter technology being essential in cleaning up the toxic mess we have created,” said Sian Sutherland, co-founder of A Plastic Planet & Plastic Health Council. “But if we truly want to protect our planet and our health, we must transition to a fully circular system that embraces the use of natural plastic free materials and reuse; a system where plastic particles are the exception and not the norm.