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plastics

What hope now for the Global Plastics Treaty?

Waste

What hope now for the Global Plastics Treaty?

Deadlock at the latest round of talks was all but inevitable, but there are routes forward for governments and businesses that want to tackle the scourge of plastic pollution

clock 15 August 2025 • 7 min read
Global Plastics Treaty: Talks collapse without deal to end plastic pollution crisis

Waste

Global Plastics Treaty: Talks collapse without deal to end plastic pollution crisis

Geneva talks fail to deliver promised treaty to tackle global plastic pollution, as draft text angers both sides of deadlocked negotiations

clock 15 August 2025 • 7 min read
Study: 'Outrage' at plastic pollution transcends UK's political divisions

Waste

Study: 'Outrage' at plastic pollution transcends UK's political divisions

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

clock 13 August 2025 • 3 min read
Study: Global plastic subsidies could almost double by 2050

Waste

Study: Global plastic subsidies could almost double by 2050

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

clock 13 August 2025 • 5 min read
'Geneva, this is your moment': Leaders urged to deliver 'bold and ambitious' Global Plastics Treaty

Legislation

'Geneva, this is your moment': Leaders urged to deliver 'bold and ambitious' Global Plastics Treaty

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

clock 05 August 2025 • 7 min read
Coldplay to re-release nine albums on 'ecorecords' made from plastic bottles

Technology

Coldplay to re-release nine albums on 'ecorecords' made from plastic bottles

Re-released LPs expected to cut carbon emissions by 85 per cent compared to traditional vinyl production, the band's label claims

clock 18 June 2025 • 3 min read
'Plastics firms must move now or miss out': Study uncovers opportunities in chemical recycling

Recycling

'Plastics firms must move now or miss out': Study uncovers opportunities in chemical recycling

Report by Bain & Company calls on plastic firms to adapt quickly to secure leadership positions as chemical recycling market ramps up

clock 27 May 2025 • 4 min read
M&S to trial recyclable, fibre-based microwave meal trays in UK first

Recycling

M&S to trial recyclable, fibre-based microwave meal trays in UK first

FSC-certified packaging can be recycled alongside paper and card at home, and is suitable for cooking in both microwaves and standard ovens

clock 19 May 2025 • 2 min read
Government accused of failing to tackle microplastic pollution

Policy

Government accused of failing to tackle microplastic pollution

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

clock 06 May 2025 • 2 min read
Alexandra French: 'Sustainability doesn't have to be flashy'

R&D

Alexandra French: 'Sustainability doesn't have to be flashy'

Xampla's CEO explains how even the most innovative green products will remain concepts without an effective business strategy to back them up

clock 29 April 2025 • 7 min read
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