Would you feel comfortable feeding your family with food wrapped in plastic made from uncontrolled waste streams? Do we really want children’s toys or baby bottles made from recycled plastic whose chemical history cannot be reliably traced and so might contain ‘forever chemicals’ and other hazardous additives? These are not abstract questions. In the coming […]
While many around the world were getting stuck into the annual Christmas festivities, EIA Senior Ocean Campaigner Sarah Dolman instead joined an expedition to survey the state of whale populations in the Antarctic. Here she shares a brief overview of her trip … The rapid expansion, over-exploitation and subsequent decline in whale stocks in […]
With the festive season almost upon us, households across the UK are preparing for the usual celebrations, gifts and indulgence. But behind the sparkles lies a growing problem – our reliance on plastics, especially packaging, which surges over the festive period by 30 per cent and which contributes to environmental and human health impacts both […]
The UK produces the world’s second highest amount of plastic waste per person, with an estimated 1.7 billion items of plastic discarded weekly – averaging almost 90 billion items each year. More than half of this plastic waste is incinerated, a volume which rose from 46 per cent in 2022 to 58 per cent in […]
The UK produces the second largest amount of plastic waste per capita globally, with an estimated 1.7 billion items of plastic discarded weekly – averaging 90 billion items per person each year. More than half of this material is incinerated, having risen from 46 per cent in 2022 to 58 per cent in 2024. This […]
The scene: INC-5.2 negotiations collapse in Geneva World leaders, negotiators, campaigners and corporate lobbyists assembled in Geneva’s Palais des Nations last month for what was intended to be the final, decisive round of talks to establish a legally binding Global Plastics Treaty. INC-5.2, the extended fifth session of the UN’s Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee, was intended […]