A credit card every week: Newcastle research weighs up how much plastic we're eating

Michael Parris
June 12 2019 - 7:00pm
HEALTH ALERT: Dr Thava Palanisami says a Newcastle University analysis has shown humans are ingesting an alarming amount of plastics in their food and drink. Picture: Jonathan Carroll
HEALTH ALERT: Dr Thava Palanisami says a Newcastle University analysis has shown humans are ingesting an alarming amount of plastics in their food and drink. Picture: Jonathan Carroll

A Newcastle University analysis has estimated that people are ingesting the equivalent of a credit card in plastic every week.

Michael Parris

Michael Parris

Journalist

Michael Parris reports on politics for the Newcastle Herald. He started at the Herald in 1994 after working in the ABC Newcastle newsroom. Michael spent much of his career as a sub-editor before moving into political reporting in 2017. He was a finalist in the Sports Australia national media awards for his stories about a male-only tennis club in Newcastle. He has covered NSW and federal elections, state and federal budgets and local politics. He has also written extensively about the COVID-19 pandemic with a special focus on data analysis and the effects of lockdowns on the Hunter community.

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