plastic pollution

It is part of the government’s efforts to reduce plastic waste in the world’s oceans

Representatives from the sports industry will explore how the sector can help tackle plastic waste

This Christmas the UK will give an unwanted gift to the environment – plastic waste equivalent to the weight of 3.3 million penguins. That’s according to Wildlife and Countryside Link, a coalition of 47 voluntary organisations dedicated to looking after the environment. It says bottles, boxes and other packaging often end up in the natural […]

The Volvo Ocean Race has joined forces with UN Environment in a bid to help reduce marine waste. The ‘Turn the Tide on Plastic’ initiative draws attention to the growing menace of plastic waste in the world’s oceans. One of the 65 boats will represent UN Environment’s ‘Clean Seas’ global campaign, which calls on governments, […]

A cashback scheme to recycle all plastic bottles could prevent a third of marine plastic waste. That’s according to sustainable think-tank Green Alliance, which has outlined five solutions to UK Environment Secretary Michael Gove’s call for increased action on slashing ocean pollution – it says implementing them could prevent nearly two-thirds of the waste from ever reaching the […]

Environment Secretary Michael Gove has pledged action to reduce the plastic waste choking the world’s seas. Around eight million tonnes of plastic ends up in oceans every year, posing a serious threat to the wildlife and ecosystems there – experts estimate plastic waste is often eaten by 31 species of marine mammals and more than […]

The UK is leading international efforts to tackle plastic pollution in the oceans. That’s according to Environment Minister Thérèse Coffey, who hosted the 25th annual meeting of the OSPAR Commission – an international convention to protect the marine environment of the north-east Atlantic. Through OSPAR, the UK and neighbouring countries have developed a Regional Action […]