Bertie talks to science journalist Matt Simon about his upcoming book; A Poison Like No Other: How Microplastics Corrupted Our Planet and Our Bodies.

Further reading: 

• pre-order Matt's book from Island Press
• Plastic: A Toxic Love Story
• Read Wired's reporting on plastic
• Read Beyond Plastic's report on the link between plastics and climate change
• The Human Planet: How We Created the Anthropocene
• The Waste Makers

Click here to read our investigation into the UK biomass supply chain, or watch a clip from the BBC Newsnight documentary.