It is now seven years since Sir David Attenborough's Blue Planet - yet the plastic crisis rages on

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We now know that people can have as much as seven grams of plastic in their brains - when is enough, enough, asks A Plastic Planet co-founder Sian Sutherland.

Seven years ago, Sir David Attenborough's Blue Planet television series on the BBC helped reveal the horrific reality of our plastic addiction. We watched sea turtles entangled in shopping bags and albatross...

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