Lobby group rep raises alarm at HK event with 'denialist' claim that plastics don't harm humans or marine ecosystems

Published on September 19, 2025

Comments made by materials scientist Chris DeArmitt that plastics are not toxic and their impact on ecosystems overstated became the centre of debate at the ReThink conference. An NGO appealed to DeArmitt's audience to review the science.

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