The full extent of UK supermarket giants’ contribution to our plastic waste problem is exposed today by the most comprehensive analysis of the sector to date.
An overwhelming majority in the European Parliament voted to strengthen the European Commission’s plan to cut pollution from single-use plastics. The Parliament voted to ban some of the most problematic throwaway products, and to ensure producers are held accountable for the costs of single-use plastic pollution
Launching its long-awaited 25-year environment plan yesterday, the UK Government set out a series of actions intended to reduce marine plastic pollution, with the target of eliminating avoidable plastic waste by the end of 2042
For International Plastic Bag Free Day, EU member states are reminded they have just four months left to break free from single-use plastic bags. The historic deal agreed in 2015 as a first step in tackling marine plastic pollution should cut the number of bags Europeans use each year by more than 75 per cent by 2025.
On World Oceans Day, we’d like to ask you to do something a little more than celebrate the natural wonders and majesty of these incredible, life-sustaining and unique environment. The ocean faces unprecedented pressures from human activities ranging from fossil fuel exploration and over-fishing to pollution
As a mandatory 5p charge for plastic bags comes into effect in England, we release a new report calling on governments, industry, retailers and consumers alike to help end the appalling damage plastic waste inflicts on marine environments