Pollution

Which companies are the biggest polluters in the world?

Big businesses accused of faking net-zero climate targets

The volunteers regularly find discarded scooters in the water

Danish students rescue shopping trolleys and bikes from under the sea

Celine Cousteau diving with jellyfish

World Oceans Day: What can be done to improve the health of our seas?

Exposed munitions at the Kolberger Heide marine dumpsite near the city of Kiel, Germany

The ticking environmental time bombs lying on Europe's seafloor

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

This biodegradable faux fur is made from cannabis plants

A new discovery could put an end to synthetic blue food dye.

Blue dye found in cabbage could put an end to synthetic blues

This face mask can grow into flowers

These disposable face masks are designed to be thrown away

The scaly green fruit has been a source of much environmental controversy in recent years.

Are organic avocados better for the environment?

26/03/2021

Work life balance is important, which is why some countries are trialling a four-day working week

Could Spain's four-day working week save the planet?

16/03/2021

Volunteers pull a metal object out of the water in Stockholm found by diver, Frederik Johasson.

Meet the volunteers removing toxic trash from Stockholm's waters

11/03/2021

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

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

Samata is the CEO of Red Carpet Green Dress.

Why we need to stop saying fashion and start saying clothes

21/10/2020

Divers lifting a ghost net in Artatore bay on Lošinj, Croatia

Marine litter - and the innovative methods to combat it

21/10/2020

The scourge of plastic waste - and what the EU's doing about it

The scourge of plastic waste - and the EU's approach

20/10/2020

London view from St Paul's Cathedral

European cities race to clean the air

31/08/2020

The Flint Water Plant water tower is seen in Flint, Mich. Michigan

Michigan agrees to pay $600m to victims of the Flint water crisis

21/08/2020

Hush City allows users to record and give their feelings about sounds in their local area.

The invisible threat of noise pollution: How do we protect quiet?

19/08/2020

The chain is trialling the scheme in eight stores, before considering its introduction to the other 486 branches.

Major British supermarket set to ditch plastic bags for good

17/08/2020

A group of 40 protesters took to the sea with banners and flags to protest The World cruise ship.

Extinction Rebellion take to the seas to protest cruise ship pollution

13/08/2020

'Sharp reduction' in air pollution in New York and why it is not entirely good news

New York City: dramatic drop-off in air pollution

29/03/2020

Fish scales could provide sustainable solution for phone screens

Fish scales could provide sustainable solution for phone screens

19/03/2020

Pollution from burning fossil fuels could be making sick.

Toxic air makes us miss 1.8 billion work days every year

12/02/2020

Woman in the city, air pollution

Could air pollution be affecting your menstrual cycle?

17/01/2020

Garçon Wines flat plastic bottles

My eco job | How I made plastic bottles the sustainable option

21/11/2019

The Atmosphère Collar is a wearable device designed to provide environmental protection

This collar creates your own clean, pollution free air bubble

20/11/2019

Counting carbon: CO2 monitoring in a changing climate

Counting carbon: CO2 monitoring in a changing climate

18/11/2019

The city of Rome is offering discounts on public transports in exchange for recycling plastic bottles

Rome is offering credit on public transport in return for plastic

30/07/2019

Brightly coloured fabric dye

Waterless fashion: does the dyeing industry need to use water?

18/07/2019