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Greenpeace dumps 625kg of plastic waste on Boris Johnson’s doorstep

Single-use plastic found on European beaches

EU bans 10 most common single-use plastic items found on beaches

According to these researchers, spider silk could hold the secret to solving plastic pollution

New plant-based spider silk could replace single-use plastics

Plogging is the newest form of eco sport

Plogging: What is Sweden’s new green sport?

The amount of plastics which are dumped in the oceans annually poses a danger to our already endangered marine life

The top 10 countries that dump the most plastic into the ocean

People gather on a sunny afternoon as rescuer walks on the beach of the Lake of Bordeaux, south-western France.

How clean are Europe's oceans, lakes and rivers?

Scientists have uncovered a delicious new use for post-consumer plastic

The future of plastic recycling could be in this classic ice cream

Library for orphaned children in Yangon, Myanmar. Picture taken on January 29, 2021

Myanmar volunteers built a library for orphans from plastic waste

30/05/2021

New York joins California in enforcing statewide bans against plastic hotel toiletries

Mini hotel toiletries will be illegal in New York from 2024

27/05/2021

Piled up and crushed plastics, single use plastics are traditionally harder to recycle

55% of the world’s plastic waste comes from just 20 companies

19/05/2021

Is this the world's first biodegradable and compostable plastic?

Is this the world's first biodegradable and compostable plastic?

29/04/2021

Flip flops made of plastic

Waste on the Brazilian coastline is being turned into flip flops

25/04/2021

The cruelty-free biodegradable fur is made from hemp fibres.

This biodegradable faux fur is made from cannabis plants

18/04/2021

This face mask can grow into flowers

These disposable face masks are designed to be thrown away

26/03/2021

More than three quarters of UK adults actively recycle their plastic waste.

Why do adults still not understand how recycling works?

24/03/2021

The world's first sailing dhow made out of recycled plastic sails the waters of Lake Victoria in Kenya.

This is the world's first sailing ship made out of flip flops

07/03/2021

Glass has been criticised for the amount of energy needed to create it.

World’s ‘most sustainable’ glass bottle has just been invented

05/02/2021

Plastic bottles in supermarkets

90 Eiffel Towers worth of plastic is being sold in UK supermarkets

26/01/2021

The UK continues to export plastic waste to countries which can't properly treat it

Brexit ‘loophole’ allows UK to ignore EU ban on plastic waste exports

18/01/2021

European countries ship vast quantities of plastic waste to the Global South for processing.

EU bans plastic waste from being shipped to developing countries

24/12/2020

Eco-friendly Christmas wrapping paper.

A quick and easy guide to eco-friendly gift wrapping this Christmas

23/12/2020

Nzambi Matee

Kenyan women turn plastic waste into bricks stronger than concrete

16/12/2020

A Rissos dolphin tangled in plastic waste in the waters around Sri Lanka.

What is ghost fishing and why is it killing dolphins?

26/11/2020

Kibera's Mev Adongo holds up plastic bottles she has picked from the trash near the railway line.

Ex-criminal youth help Africa's largest slums go green and clean

24/11/2020

Recycling instructions aren't as clear as they could be.

Confused about recycling symbols? You aren’t alone

04/11/2020

Colourful murals decorating a house in Boyarka, near Yekaterinburg, Russia

'Unusual but nice': The Russian house covered in discarded bottle tops

11/10/2020

Ella Daish holds her giant 1.8m tampon applicator made from period plastic.

Activist creates giant tampon applicator to highlight plastic waste

01/10/2020

The iconic dolls will be turned into new toys for Mattel's millions of customers

Toy giant asks children to send back old plastic Barbies

17/09/2020

Greenpeace says just a handful of products could be the key to ending plastic pollution.

A handful of items hold the key to plastic problem, says Greenpeace

04/09/2020

Microplastics

Human organs can absorb microplastics, say scientists

19/08/2020