13 Jun 2019

People ingesting up to 5 grams of plastic a week

From Morning Report, 7:52 am on 13 June 2019

A new study has found people could be ingesting as much as five grams of plastic every week - the equivalent weight of a credit card.

The study commissioned by the World Wide Fund for Nature says the largest source of plastic ingestion is from bottled and tap water.

David Tong is WWF New Zealand's programme manager. He talks to Susie Ferguson.