Plastic
Microplastics found in fruit and vegetables
Microplastics have been discovered in fruits and vegetables, with apples and carrots found to be the most contaminated, studies show. Campaigners have…
Malaysia refuses plastic waste from rich countries
Malaysia has sent back 150 containers of plastic waste to 13 mainly rich countries since the third quarter last year, with the…
China to ban plastic bags and other plastic items
China, one of the world's biggest users of plastic, has unveiled a major plan to reduce single-use plastics across the country. Non-degradable…
Tesco vows to remove 1 billion pieces of plastic packaging by end-2020
Britain’s biggest retailer Tesco has pledged to remove one billion pieces of plastic packaging from products in its UK stores by the…
Nestlé, Pepsi and Coca Cola remain among top plastic polluters in the world
Nestlé, Pepsi and Coca Cola are the top 3 most identified companies in global brand audits for the second year in a…
John Lewis and Waitrose to stop putting plastic toys in Christmas crackers
John Lewis and Waitrose have said they will stop putting plastic toys inside Christmas crackers. The John Lewis Partnership, which operates both…
Scotland becomes first part of UK to ban plastic cotton buds
Scotland has become the first part of the UK to ban the sale of plastic cotton buds. New regulations have come into…
Scientists find plastic microbeads in remote Arctic ice
Even in the Arctic, microscopic particles of plastic are falling out of the sky with snow, a study has found. The scientists…
Marriott Hotels joins the movement against straws
Not all single-use plastic use is equally problematic. When a ferry company banned plastic straws, there was a particularly obvious reason to…
Indonesia sending back dozens of containers of waste back to Western nations
Indonesia is sending dozens of containers of waste back to Western nations after finding it was contaminated with used nappies, plastic and…
Photo Story: Protest against the use of plastics in Hungary
Whale sculptures made from plastic waste that was recovered from the ocean are on display at the parliament building in Budapest, Hungary.…
Oceans under “unprecedented pressure” due to climate change
The oceans are not only under “unprecedented pressure” due to climate change, but “half of all living coral has been lost in…