Rising Microplastics in Soil a Threat to UK Food Security, MPs and Campaigners Say The notion that plastic is ubiquitous in modern life is hardly news.
However, the increasing evidence pointing to microplastics as a pervasive pollutant seeping into soil – and ultimately, our food chain – is alarming.
According to a recent report by the all party parliamentary group (APPG) on microplastics, UK agricultural soils are among the most contaminated in Europe.