Humans now known to have polluted Earth from deepest ocean to highest peak.
Microplastic pollution has been discovered in snow close to the peak of Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain. With…
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation has released it’s 2020 Progress Report on the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment.
The recent New Plastics Economy Global Commitment Progress Report, published by…
In the age of consumption, sustainability innovations can help shift cultural habits and protect dwindling natural resources. Improvements in source materials, product durability and end-of-life…
US population may also be third-largest producer of marine plastic pollution.
The US and UK produce more plastic waste per person than any other major countries, according to new research.
Supermarket giant has opened its new sustainability trial store and unveiled a new plastics reduction strategy with a promise that customers will not pay more for greener options.
In partnership…
Of all the plastic we've ever produced, only 9% has been recycled. So what happened to all that plastic you've put in the recycling bin over the years?
Hands up if you grew up thinking that…
Report estimates there is already 100 million tonnes of plastic in the sea, with rate of pollution set to rise.
Over 200,000 tonnes of plastic are being released into the Mediterranean Sea every…
New report by the WWF calls on governments to act on deadly plastic debris.
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is urging governments, fishing gear producers and designers, fishers and the general public…
Crackdown on giveaway single-use cutlery would go further than England’s measures.
Plastic plates, straws and cutlery could be banned in Scotland, along with polystyrene food and drink containers,…
Measure also stops businesses from supplying customers with plastic stirrers and cotton buds.
A ban on plastic straws which was delayed due to coronavirus has come into force.
Businesses in…
Microplastics can be found everywhere from Antarctica to the Pyrenees. A significant amount of plastic waste ends up in the ocean, but very little has been known about how much ends up on the ocean…
Newlight Technologies, a California biotech company, has set its sights on curbing greenhouse gas emissions and marine plastic pollution simultaneously. The startup uses ocean bacteria to create a…
For many Mozambicans, the Hulene dump, in Maputo, is a rescue resource to which they desperately resort in order to survive and support their families.
It is the largest dump in the country and has…
Breakthrough that builds on plastic-eating bugs first discovered by Japan in 2016 promises to enable full recycling.
A super-enzyme that degrades plastic bottles six times faster than before has…
“As a young child, I remember I was baptised in a river, very clean and fresh, nothing to worry about. Right now, I cannot even imagine dipping my feet in the water. So much has changed since then;…
The plastic recycling model was never economically viable, but oil and gas companies still touted it as a magic solution to waste, selling the American public a lie so the companies could keep…