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A new report suggests zero-emission plastics are a possibility and the only thing halting progress ‘is the will’

A new report has found that wet wipe pollution in the river has grown to the size of two tennis courts in the last six years

The COP26 host has implemented the new law, to prevent plastic waste and halt the climate emergency

Laboratory tests show microplastics could reach the placenta and affect the health of mothers and babies

For the first time in history, the Plastic Waste Makers Index reports that 55% of the world’s plastic waste is produced by only 20 companies globally.

The site will be based near Ellesmere Port and if approved could prevent more than 190,000 tonnes of carbon emissions per year

Both issues should be intrinsically linked and have joined solutions, rather than being considered separate suggests a new report

A new report claims that if the world work together on curbing plastic waste, more than 80% of pollution to Earth’s oceans could be prevented

Brits dispose of around 3bn disposable nappies per year, which makes up 3% of household waste. Could a tax have changed this? What do parents think?

A new report reveals UK homes produce 1.5k tonnes of single-use plastic waste per year and only 9% of this is recycled