plastic waste

The funding will be used for research and development to cut waste and reduce the energy used to produce and recycle single-use plastics such as plastic bags, wraps and films

It is seeking ‘ambitious and bold’ projects that focus on solving well-known issues with the sustainability of plastic packaging, with the aim of driving a shift towards a circular economy solution

The new plastic bag charge will be extended to all retailers for the first time

Governor Jay Inslee signed the Climate Commitment Act, which will cap and reduce pollution and create revenue for climate investments to help the state accelerate the transition to a clean energy infrastructure and economy

More than half of the UK’s acclaimed ‘recycled’ plastic waste is allegedly sent overseas

The change aims to further reduce the volume of plastic waste generated from the plastic bag sales

The breakthrough research is believed to provide a solution to the alarming issue of hard-to-recycle plastics

The plant, which is expected to be operational in 2022, is predicted to process 80,000 tonnes of plastic waste a year

A new report suggests the aluminium lined found in many tubes makes them ‘a recycling nightmare’

In 2018, Nigeria was estimated to have discharged around 200,000 tonnes of plastic waste into the ocean per year, while its annual plastics production is projected to grow to 523,000 tonnes by 2022