Researchers find microplastics can persist in compost, leaching into agricultural soils Plastic contamination should be a central concern in efforts to deal with food waste, which campaigners call one of the most overlooked problems of the climate crisis, researchers have said. This is despite t...
Source: [Guardian World](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/09/plastics-pollution-food-waste-landfill-recycling-research)