Plastic waste is mostly recycled mechanically – shredded, melted and shaped into new products. The UN has stated: 'chemical recycling...

The world produces two billion tonnes of waste per year. Most solid plastic waste is produced in the Global North, which includes...

First created for large playing fields, artificial grass can now be found in a whole range of businesses, schools, public roof terraces and private gardens. With more people aspiring to minimal maintenance lawns, the astroturf market has seen a huge increase. In fact it’s projected to reach 7 billion pounds by 2025 . But is it a good idea to be laying plastic all over our towns and cities? Aside from the fact it looks a little odd, there are many reasons astroturf is best avo

Sachets are small, single-use sealed plastic pouches that contain one portion of a product. The developing world has seen an explosion of...

Clean water is not just about how much you drink...

Mass produced plastic has only been around since the 1950s, and yet there is already 7.9 billion tons of plastic in landfill or in the...