At midnight today (9 April), the European Parliament, the Council and the European Commission reached agreement on a long-awaited EU regulation to prevent plastic pellet losses in the environment, a major source of microplastics pollution. The decision came in the wake of yet another disastrous pellet spill in European waters off the English coast due […]
The three big institutions of the EU have today (17 November) agreed to a timetable to end polluting exports of plastic waste to some countries
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
After months of negotiations, the European Union has agreed new legislation to slash single-use plastics.
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