The Women's Institute, on behalf of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Microplastics , working in partnership with the Global Plastics Policy Centre at the University of Portsmouth, has launched a comprehensive call for evidence to inform a new report on microplastic pollution in the UK.
The inquiry will provide an authoritative, up-to-date picture of the sources and risks posed by microplastics and set out practical, systemic recommendations for government action.
Five years on from the APPG's first report , research has evolved rapidly, and public concern has continued to grow. Microplastic pollution is now recognised as an urgent and escalating challenge affecting human health, nature, and the wider economy. The Group's new inquiry aims to capture the latest scientific understanding and policy thinking, ensuring recommendations are grounded in robust evidence-based research.
Announcing the call for evidence, the APPG on Microplastics Group's secretariat, Emma Holland-Lindsay, NFWI Director of Campaigns and Membership said: "Every day we hear about new areas of the human body and in nature where microplastic pollution is reaching and hearing increasingly concerning reports of serious health risks. Still, successive governments have only taken incremental steps in addressing this risk to health, economy and nature.
