Microplastics are tiny plastic litter measuring less than five millimetres. They have been found in the world’s oceans, lakes, waterways, soil, air, food, and even the human bloodstream.

In Scotland, there is increasing concern over plastic in our seas, an issue one campaigner described as being part of a “global scale chemical pollution” problem. But there are many communities taking positive action, including beach clean-ups near to their homes.

I chronicled projects in Argyll and Fife with Ferret journalist Billy Briggs.

Please view the article here: https://www.theferret.scot/photo-essay-the-blight-of-plastic-pollution/