Plastic
WWF publishes report on the extent of plastic pollution in the Mediterranean
As the world today commemorates World Oceans Day, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) issued a report on the worrying state…
Sainsbury’s to become first UK supermarket to remove plastic for loose fruit, vegetables and bakery items
Sainsbury's has become the first UK supermarket to remove plastic for its loose fruit, vegetables and bakery items. The Telegraph reports that…
Philippines returns huge amounts of waste ‘illegally shipped’ by Canada
The Philippines is returning huge amounts of waste which it says was illegally shipped by Canada. Manila said it was mislabelled as…
Appeal so airlines eliminate single-use plastic
Paulo Mirpuri, the chief executive of Portuguese charter Hi Fly said airlines should get ahead of regulators by voluntarily eliminating single-use plastic…
German Minister calls for ban on plastic bags to reduce waste exports to developing countries
German Development Minister Gerd Müller has called for a ban on plastic bags in Germany, in part to reduce the exports of…
40kg of plastic found in dead whale
Workers at D'Bone Collector Museum found 40kg of plastic bags inside its stomach of a dead whale that washed up in the…
European Parliament votes for extensive ban on single-use plastics
The European Parliament has voted for to implement an extensive ban on single-use plastics to counter pollution entering the world’s oceans. Products…
UK McDonald’s to bring an end to plastic straws
The Guardian: McDonald’s will end the use of plastic straws in its British restaurants next year, after nearly half a million people…
New EU directive to curb plastic use
The European Commission proposed new EU-wide rules on Monday aimed at reducing plastic pollution in cities and oceans by banning several plastic…