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23 09 2020 | 11:19

LEGO Plans to Eliminate Single-Use Plastic Following Children's Request.

Lego said on Tuesday that it plans to stop using plastic bags inside of box sets and replace them with paper ones. The Danish company said it would start making the switch next year and aimed to…

23 09 2020 | 10:58

GREENPEACE AFRICA: An even darker side to plastics in Africa.

Research shows a more horrific truth behind plastic production. Africa has come a long way in moving towards a plastic-free future.

23 09 2020 | 09:57

Most plastic will never be recycled – and the manufacturers couldn’t care less.

Oil and gas companies make far more money churning out new plastic than reusing old. Meanwhile, the public gets the blame.

19 09 2020 | 10:36

Τiny but deadly: cigarette butts are the most commonly polluted plastic

If I asked you, what is the most common form of plastic pollution, what would you say? Plastic bottles? Straws?  While these are good guesses, they are not the correct answer. Cigarette butts are…

19 09 2020 | 10:09

South Australia's ban on single-use plastic cutlery and straws hailed as 'historic'

Retailers say they don’t have enough time to adjust to law, which is likely to come into force in early 2021. South Australia has become the first Australian state to introduce laws banning some…

19 09 2020 | 09:55

Earth Day network - Africa ambassador raising awareness to ban single use plastics

Passion I am a multi passionate person, I’m quite adventurous, I love exploring places and just admire earth’s biodiversity. Glad it’s everywhere I go. Books are something I love to read. I also…

15 09 2020 | 11:11

Paint: The Big Source of Ocean Microplastics You Didn’t Know About.

Until recently, microplastics that enter the ocean from paint have not received a lot of attention. There has been very little focus on the fact that unless paint residuals are collected during…

15 09 2020 | 10:57

The Guardian view on plastics: reducing bag use is not enough.

As the oil industry plans a big increase in the manufacture of packaging, the need for international action on waste has never been clearer.

15 09 2020 | 10:40

What Happens to Recycled Plastic?Researchers Lift the Lid.

The secretive way in which plastic recycling is handled in the UK carries the potential for the next big scandal. While the government's statutory guidance is supposed to clarify who is responsible, …

15 09 2020 | 10:14

Price of single-use plastic bags in England to double to 10p.

Exemption for smaller shops to end, and campaigners say ‘bags for life’ are next target. The government is to double the charge for single-use plastic carrier bags in England from 5p to 10p and end…

07 09 2020 | 09:29

U.S. Plastics Pact Vows to Make All Plastic Packaging Recyclable by 2025.

More than 60 major brands, government agencies and nonprofits are coming together to create a circular economy for plastics in the United States.

02 09 2020 | 15:24

GREENPEACE AFRICA: Defend Kenya’s plastic bans!

According to a recent Unearthed and New York Times exposé, the American Chemistry Council - which is made of, among others, petrochemical companies - wants the U.S Trade Representative to force Kenya…

01 09 2020 | 15:17

Oil-backed trade group is lobbying the Trump administration to push plastics across Africa.

The American Chemistry Council also pushed back against new global rules that will restrict the flow of plastic waste to the global south A lobby group representing oil and chemical companies,…

23 08 2020 | 07:33

Sharks Are Polluted With Plastic, New Study Shows.

There are trillions of microplastics in the ocean — they bob on the surface, float through the water column, and accumulate in clusters on the seafloor. Withplastic being so ubiquitous, it's…

23 08 2020 | 07:23

Five things you should know about disposable masks and plastic pollution.

1) Pollution driven by huge increase in mask sales The promotion of mask wearing as a way to slow the spread of COVID-19 has led to an extraordinary increase in the production of disposable masks:…

11 08 2020 | 06:08

Coronavirus: Disposable face masks creating new plastic pollution crisis, experts warn.

UK volunteers have seen a "massive" rise in the amount of single use masks discarded on beaches, high streets, canals and rivers. Single use personal protective equipment (PPE) is significantly…

23 07 2020 | 19:55

Car tyres are major source of ocean microplastics – study.

Wind-borne microplastics are a bigger source of ocean pollution than rivers, say scientists. More than 200,000 tonnes of tiny plastic particles are blown from roads into the oceans every year,…

23 07 2020 | 19:44

Microplastics Are Increasing in Our Lives, New Research Finds.

  In 1997, Charles Moore was sailing a catamaran from Hawaii to California when he and his crew got stuck in windless waters in the North Pacific Ocean. As they motored along, searching for a breeze…

23 07 2020 | 19:36

Queensland moves to ban single-use plastic straws and plates in bid to save marine life.

Plan to stamp out ‘lethal’ plastic, which gets stuck in airways of wildlife and pollutes waterways, follows South Australia’s proposal. The Queensland government will move to ban plastic straws,…

23 07 2020 | 19:27

Johnnie Walker maker creates plastic-free paper-based spirits bottle.

Diageo aims to begin bottling Johnnie Walker whisky using ‘world’s first’ design next year. The multinational drinks company Diageo says it has created the world’s first paper-based spirits bottle…