microplastics

New facility in Cornwall to recycle microplastics captured through filters and turn them into reusable materials

New research from Global Plastics Policy Centre warns UK is 'falling behind international efforts as microplastics infiltrate food, bodies, and ecosystems'

Plus EU Parliament and Council agree rules tackling microplastic pollution, Germany's likely coalition government agrees on climate platform, and Benin partners with VCMI to harness carbon credit revenues

Three quarters of a million pieces of plastic litter were collected by Marine Conservation Society volunteers in 2023, equating to two pieces of litter per every metre of beach

Next in the BusinessGreen Intelligence Spotlight, Adam Root, founder and CEO of Matter, debunks the myth that sustainable solutions aren't commercially viable

British clean tech startup claims its filtration technology can prevent 97 per cent of microfibres from entering into washing machine waste water

Innovators driving solar and autonomous vehicles, tyre wear capture, and tech creating 'wonder material' graphene and hydrogen fuel from methane at the Goodwood Festival of Speed's Future Lab lift the hood on their stories so far

New lifecycle analysis of PLA bioplastics questions environmental credentials of 'compostable' plastic

Consultation launched on proposed ban to address plastic pollution in marine environment and reduce the risk of microplastics entering wastewater treatment plants

Report highlights 15 policies that could drive major decrease in plastic use around the world - but will governments adopt them as part of a new global plastics treaty