The world’s plastic pollution crisis needs a global convention to tackle it effectively
This week, delegates and experts from around the world are meeting in Geneva to consider ways to address the plastic pollution crisis..
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Are the alarm-bells ringing yet? Six remote places once pristine but now polluted with plastic
Here are the some of the craziest places where plastic has already been found on our planet, in a wake-up call that should set alarm-bells ringing.
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UK top supermarkets flood Britain with 59 billion pieces of plastic packaging every year
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.
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European Parliament takes historic stand against single-use plastic pollution
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
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Plastic producers could market single-use plastic items as reusable to dodge EU ban
Producers could simply market items such as throwaway plastic cups as reusable under changes to a draft EU laws on single-use plastics tabled today in the European Parliament, the Rethink Plastic alliance of NGOs – of which we are a member – has warned
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European Parliament says biodegradable plastics will not solve plastic pollution
Biodegradable and compostable plastics do not prevent plastic pollution and should not be an excuse to keep consuming single-use plastics, the European Parliament has recognised in a vote. The Parliament voted to strengthen the European Commission’s plans to slash plastic pollution under ECOS
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