Nearly 40 MPs are backing a motion which calls for a complete ban of UK plastic waste exports to developing countries, it has been announced (7 February)..
After months of negotiations, the European Union has agreed new legislation to slash single-use plastics.
Negotiators have this week reached agreement on a wide-ranging revision to the Port Reception Facilities (PRF) Directive, the primary European Union (EU) legislation governing waste management of ships and at ports.
This week, delegates and experts from around the world are meeting in Geneva to consider ways to address the plastic pollution crisis..
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.