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‘Zero-waste’ beauty made easy

Smart refillable packaging of cosmetics reduce the environmental impact of beauty regimen.

Indonesia

No money for your bus ride? Pay with plastic instead

In Indonesia, city buses accept plastic bottles as payment for a ticket.

World News

Raw Politics: Exclusive interview with Tajani, plastic ban debate

In this episode of Raw Politics, Raw Politics' Tesa Arcilla sits down with President of the European Parliament, Antonio Tajani while the panel debate on the EU's ban on single-use plastics.

Europe News

Bye-bye plastics: MEPs approve single-use plastic ban

Plastic straws may be confined to the history books, and not the ocean after MEPs voted through a ban on single-use plastics.The proposal includes a ban on some of the most widely used throwaway items such as plates, cotton buds, and light plastic bags, which make up 70 percent of marine litter.

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Austria

There's plastic in your intestines

A study has found microplastic particles in 100% of the stool samples from its participants.

Earth News

These fashion brands give new life to ghost fishing nets

Trendy labels preserving natural resources by avoiding the extraction of crude oil, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption, and diverting waste from landfills.

Europe News

EU throwaway plastic ban - the last straw?

MEPs are set to vote on an EU-wide ban on single-use plastics on Wednesday.

Europe News

Kicking the plastic habit

The EU is taking a hard line on single-use plastics - with the European parliament's environment committee voting to bolster the Commissions plastics policy.

World

Plastic waste on remote South Atlantic islands ten times greater than a decade ago, research says

Ten times more plastic is washing up onto the shores of remote South Atlantic islands than a decade ago, according to new research published in the journal Current Biology.

United Kingdom

47-year-old plastic bottle washes up among debris on British coast

"It is a stark reminder of what the long term effects of plastic usage are".

World News

World Cleanup Day 2018: The largest waste collection day in history

United Kingdom

Meet the man who built a floatable bike to clean up London's canals

This former consultant has created an eye-catching system to collect plastic from London's canals.

World

British woman set to travel the length of Hudson River on paddle board

A British woman has decided to travel the length of the Hudson River in the US on a paddle board to raise awareness of plastic pollution. Lizzie Carr will paddle for more than a week consecutively to cover the 275 km (170 miles) long journey.

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Watch: Scuba diving lesson turns into shark rescue effort

What was supposed to be a diving lesson ended in the saving of a shark, who had plastic netting stuck in its mouth.

USA

Contact lenses end up in the ocean endangering sealife

We're being warned not to throw contact lenses down the loo or sink. A study by Arizona State University says the plastic ends up in the oceans adding to the plastic waste affecting the environment

Italy

Plastic bottle raft helps highlight marine pollution problem in Italy

This is the Italian who made a raft out of plastic bottles to highlight the problem of marine waste in our seas.

USA

Online blueprints of 3-D guns blocked by Washington Judge

Back in June, Cody Wilson, from Texas reached a settlement with the Trump administration to allow the company, Defense Distributed, to legally publish the instructions. The deadline was from the 1st of August but he published the plans early last week

USA

Watch: How plastic helps the homeless to survive

What’s it like to be a professional plastic collector?

Somalia

Terror group al-Shabaab bans single-use plastic bags

Al-Shabaab is normally better known for its deadly attacks than its environmental commitments.

Hungary

Hungarians embrace plastic-free July

More than a dozen restaurants and cafes in Budapest have agreed to fill used bottles or flasks with water for free. It's in a bid to have a Plastic Free July.