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Is laundry fuelling the marine plastics crisis?
Is laundry fuelling the marine plastics crisis?

A new study from Canadian non-profit Ocean Wise has shown that synthetic fibres, many released from clothing and textiles during domestic laundry, make up a large proportion of microplastics in the Arctic Ocean

  • Waste
  • 13 January 2021
'Horrific': Iceland details full scale of plastic packaging sold in its stores
'Horrific': Iceland details full scale of plastic packaging sold in its stores

Iceland managing director Richard Walker calls on government to make plastic packaging tonnage disclosure mandatory in order to tackle plastic pollution crisis

  • Waste
  • 17 September 2020
'Earth's living systems are being compromised': World misses all UN biodiversity targets
'Earth's living systems are being compromised': World misses all UN biodiversity targets

Range of targets on deforestation, habitats, oceans, plastic pollution adopted a decade ago have all been missed or are heading in wrong direction, UN report warns

  • Biodiversity
  • 16 September 2020
Study: Amount of plastic spewed into ocean on track to triple by 2040
Study: Amount of plastic spewed into ocean on track to triple by 2040

However, industry and government can stem the tide ocean plastic by 80 per cent in the same time frame if they act now, according to scientists

  • Waste
  • 23 July 2020
From stations and supermarkets to fast fashion and takeaway boxes, the plastics crackdown continues
From stations and supermarkets to fast fashion and takeaway boxes, the plastics crackdown continues

The initial headline-grabbing pledges to phase out single use plastic may have become old news, but the new normal is seeing hundreds of companies quietly advance their plastic reduction strategies

  • Waste
  • 26 February 2020
SC Johnson hits circular plastics economy home run
SC Johnson hits circular plastics economy home run

SC Johnson is partnering with the Milwaukee Brewers for its latest plastic-busting initative

  • Recycling
  • 28 January 2020
From green pariah to insect proteins: Thai Union charts course to sustainable seafood
From green pariah to insect proteins: Thai Union charts course to sustainable seafood

Thai canned fish giant is sailing beyond past criticism to lead the seafood industry towards a more planet-friendly future

  • Supply chain
  • 14 January 2020
Money for old rope? Credit card reader made from recycled plastic fishing nets unveiled
Money for old rope? Credit card reader made from recycled plastic fishing nets unveiled

iZettle claims product is made from 75 per cent recycled plastic fishing nets and ropes recovered from North and Baltic seas

  • Recycling
  • 25 November 2019
The Environment Bill doesn't go far enough on plastics
The Environment Bill doesn't go far enough on plastics

Patrick Hall of Bright Blue argues the government's welcome Environment Bill can afford to take a tougher line on tackling black plastic

  • Waste
  • 18 October 2019
HP debuts first PC made using ocean-bound Plastics
HP debuts first PC made using ocean-bound Plastics

New HP Elite Dragonfly made using 50 per cent post-consumer recycled plastic including five per cent ocean-bound plastics

  • Recycling
  • 18 September 2019
'Trailblazing': Sky announces 10 plastic waste-busting firms share in £6m funding pot
'Trailblazing': Sky announces 10 plastic waste-busting firms share in £6m funding pot

Government teams up with Sky to support innovations such as biodegradable water bottles, packaging made from seaweed, and plastic-free tampons

  • Investment
  • 09 August 2019
Boosting India's fight against plastic pollution
Boosting India's fight against plastic pollution

India's governments must focus on education to kickstart the country's battle against plastic waste, argues Link Legal's Sidhartha Srivastava

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  • 13 June 2019
UN amends anti-dumping rules in plastic waste crack down
UN amends anti-dumping rules in plastic waste crack down

Changes to Basel Convention make it illegal to ship plastic waste between countries without prior consent, but fears remain over escalating plastic crisis

  • Waste
  • 13 May 2019
Morgan Stanley takes aim at 'systemic' plastic waste crisis with flurry of financial pledges
Morgan Stanley takes aim at 'systemic' plastic waste crisis with flurry of financial pledges

Global financial services firm launches drive to prevent, reduce, and remove 50 million metric tonnes of plastic waste from water and land by 2030

  • Investment
  • 17 April 2019
Blue Planet: NGO unveils $1.6bn bid to save the oceans
Blue Planet: NGO unveils $1.6bn bid to save the oceans

The Nature Conservancy plans to deliver 'Blue Bonds for Ocean Conservation' to help protect most vulnerable underwater habitats

  • Investment
  • 16 April 2019
Marine plastic pollution costs the world up to $2.5bn a year, researchers find
Marine plastic pollution costs the world up to $2.5bn a year, researchers find

Scientists warn that social and economic price of plastic waste to global society has been underestimated

  • Waste
  • 04 April 2019
How investors are addressing the materials challenge
How investors are addressing the materials challenge

Solving the materials challenge isn't all about plastics, argues Liontrust's Mike Appleby

  • Investment
  • 27 March 2019
Microplastic pollution revealed 'absolutely everywhere' by new research
Microplastic pollution revealed 'absolutely everywhere' by new research

Contamination found across UK lakes and rivers, in US groundwater, along the Yantze river and Spanish coast, and harbouring dangerous bacteria in Singapore

  • Science
  • 07 March 2019
Could squids solve the microplastics crisis?
Could squids solve the microplastics crisis?

Newly discovered squid protein could prove valuable ingredient for whole range of eco-friendly plastic materials

  • Science
  • 22 February 2019
MPs press for ban on plastic exports as concern over ocean pollution grows
MPs press for ban on plastic exports as concern over ocean pollution grows

Cross-party MPs are backing an early day motion calling for a complete ban on plastic waste exports to the developing world

  • Recycling
  • 07 February 2019
Founders of plastic waste alliance 'investing billions in new plants'
Founders of plastic waste alliance 'investing billions in new plants'

European NGO says firms are likely to be at centre of global boom in plastic production

  • Waste
  • 21 January 2019
Environmental Audit Committee demands 'Paris Agreement for the Sea'
Environmental Audit Committee demands 'Paris Agreement for the Sea'

'Stop using our seas as a sewer', MPs urge government

  • Policy
  • 17 January 2019
New Alliance to End Plastic Waste unveils $1.5bn investment goal
New Alliance to End Plastic Waste unveils $1.5bn investment goal

As Nestle announces new plastics pledges, global chemicals, oil, and plastics giants unite to step up investment in circular economy research and development

  • Waste
  • 16 January 2019
Hubbub aims to cast its plastic-fishing net across the UK
Hubbub aims to cast its plastic-fishing net across the UK

Hubbub announces plan to help four communities across the UK 'fish' for plastic waste in local waterways

  • Waste
  • 10 December 2018
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