plastic pollution

More than half of the land-based plastic pollution in the world’s oceans originates from just five countries, four of which are in Southeast Asia

The announcement is part of Boris Johnson’s mini reshuffle to his ministerial team following Brexit-induced resignations

Fires have been raging across the world’s largest tropical rainforest, one of the most important carbon sinks

Plastic bottles and caps used in bottled water could be sources of microplastics but data is ‘extremely limited’

They amended the Basel Convention to include plastic waste as a legally binding framework

It is inviting applications from charities, academic institutions, social enterprises, schools and colleges until 24th January

Up to £60m is being provided for competitions to tackle the global plastic pollution problem

It aims to enable the move of plastics from being a single-use disposable material to a ‘valued resource’

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It aims to encourage UK shoppers to avoid using single-use plastic bags while helping reduce poverty in Haiti and the Philippines