UK plastics ban is just a first step towards turning the tide on plastic pollution crisis
Today (1 October), a UK-wide ban on plastic straws, cotton buds and stirrers came into effect
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Today (1 October), a UK-wide ban on plastic straws, cotton buds and stirrers came into effect
Grocery retail giant Iceland today (16 September) announced its full and accurate plastic packaging footprint for 2019 as 31,000 tonnes, highlighting concerns about how inaccurate reporting from the UK retail sector is holding back meaningful action on plastic pollution.
Despite contributing less than 1.3 per cent of the mismanaged plastic in the world’s oceans, Pacific Island Countries and Territories are one of its main recipients
Plastic pollution has now been found in Antarctic sea ice, which has far-reaching consequences for the health of the planet and underlines the need for a global treaty the tackle it
With the legal responsibility to protect the natural environment of England, The Environment Agency could be doing a lot more to tackle the second largest source of marine microplastic pollution – plastic pellets. Pellets are the raw material of the entire plastics industry and are melted and moulded into every plastic product in existence. These […]
Of all the sea-based sources of marine plastic pollution, the most common, and also the most harmful, is lost and discarded fishing gear, also referred to as ‘ghost gear’