plastic pollution

Cambridge University spin out to ramp up production of innovative plant-based packaging

Negotiators attempt to salvage plastic pollution talks, after campaigners claim latest draft text leaves key policies 'on the cutting room floor'

General public overwhelmingly back policies to reduce waste, with two thirds claiming they would change habits to end 'throwaway culture'

New report timed to coincide with final few days of Global Plastics Treaty Summit warns that without urgent reforms plastic industry subsidies will soar in the coming years

Green groups urge world leaders to deliver 'meaningful treaty' to end plastic pollution, as they warn crunch Geneva talks are 'not on track'

The sixth, and potentially final, round of talks to deliver an international accord to tackle plastic pollution is getting underway in Geneva - but big divisions on how to secure a deal remain

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

New report argues reuse, not recycling, is the most effective solution towards the global plastic crisis, but warns the huge potential of re-use models is being systematically ignored

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