Reducing plastic in gardens – packaging, weed control raise soil contamination

05 October 2021

With plastic waste a worldwide problem, consumers are taking steps to reduce use and recycle more household packaging – including in their own backyard. A new study, studying microplastic contamination in backyard soil samples, suggests plastic landscape garden bed linings, commercially produced mulch and remnants of discarded soft plastics are commonly found after 7 or more years of regular degradation. Read More