Europe has a new plan to tackle plastic pollution – but will concrete steps follow?
A new plan unveiled by the European Commission to curb plastic pollution is a step in the right direction but will only be effective if it is strongly implemented
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A wasted opportunity? Plastic waste exports targeted by UK, but further action needed
The UK Government has introduced its new Environment Bill, which includes powers to end exports of polluting plastic waste to some of the world’s poorest countries
Supermarkets churn out more than 900,000 tonnes of plastic a year, despite pledges to cut back
The plastic packaging produced by supermarkets in the UK has risen to more than 900,000 tonnes a year despite public commitments to cut down
Almost a billion plastic bottles are flying off supermarket shelves
Plastic pollution from bottled water sales is soaring as UK supermarkets reveal they sold more than one billion plastic water bottles in 2018