You have dutifully cleaned, dried, and separated your household plastics. When you do your weekly shop, you take your plastic bags and chuck them into the supermarket’s soft plastics recycling bin. You have done your bit.  But where do your used plastics go? Despite your best efforts, your household recycling may end up in an illegal dump on the other side of the world. The UK exports 9.25 million tonnes of plastic waste every year, making it the sixth largest exporter in the

The Tobacco and Vapes Bill  will reach the report stage in the House of Lords on 24th February.  Every day, an estimated 3 million cigarette filters are littered in the UK. This means that since the first reading of the Bill in parliament on the 20th March 2024, approximately 1.8 billion cigarette filters have been dropped onto UK streets and into waterways. With this bill the UK government could reduce plastic pollution and improve public health by answering the call from re

Did you know about this essential resource: The Global Plastic Laws  ? The Global Plastic Laws is a comprehensive database containing accurate data on legislation passed relating to plastic in different parts of the world. This database is global, publicly available and free to use. It is a resource library designed for everyone who needs accurate, up-to-date and detailed information on legislation relating to plastic. It will be important for individuals working in policy-ma

Every day, we’re surrounded by plastic—it's in our homes, streets, and oceans. The global community has recognized the need for a change,...

Increasingly microplastics are finding their way into our wastewater, and whilst the fact that this may lead to plastics in our oceans is...

It was over one year ago that a train in East Palestine, Ohio derailed and caused an explosion, waking residents in the small town. The...

There can be no doubt that plastic places an enormous burden on our planet. Plastic pollution damages habitats and ecosystems, reducing their ability to adapt to climate change, putting people’s livelihoods and well-being at risk. Millions of animals and birds die from entanglement, or starvation after ingesting plastic debris. Microplastics , tiny plastic particles linked to serious health problems, have been found in various human organs, including the placenta of newborn b

With carbon capture technologies increasingly touted by global leaders, we are placing undue faith in technology that cannot save us?...

Described as the most important green deal since the Paris Accords, 180 nations have taken key steps towards agreeing a legally binding...

Despite its 'pristine' public image, Switzerland’s environmental record turns out to have more holes than one of its famous cheeses....

Think Switzerland and many will recall the Von Trapps gambolling across alpine hills to freedom and Broadway history. But movie buffs...

'Plastic pollution has grown into an epidemic. With today’s resolution we are officially on track for a cure.' Espen Barth Eide, Minister...

France recently passed a groundbreaking law requiring all new washing machines sold in France to have filters that capture plastic...

GOOD NEWS: The government announced its own New Year’s Resolution in the first week of January: the banning of single-use plastic cutlery...