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Plastic waste coming out of bin

Half of UK recycling shipped overseas, report reveals

ByVictoria HeathNov 5, 2025
The UK continues to rely heavily upon overseas processing for recyclable waste, despite advances in domestic infrastructure
Plastic waste aerial shot

Ten tips to reduce your plastic waste

ByVictoria HeathOct 9, 2025
From swapping teabags to loose leaf, to picking soap bars instead of shower gel, discover the top tips for reducing plastic waste...
Plastic on a landscape

Which nations are the biggest plastic waste culprits?

ByVictoria HeathOct 9, 2025
Discover the ten nations responsible for the greatest outflow of plastic waste that beaches abroad, from Philippines to China
New scientific test able to verify whether a product contains plastic or not

New scientific test able to verify whether a product contains plastic or not

ByVictoria HeathSep 29, 2025
Scientists have developed a new scientifically verifiable test able to discern between plastic and plastic-free products
PATTAYA, THAILAND - DECEMBER 9 : Burning garbage heap of smoke from a burning pile of garbage on December 9, 2015 in Pattaya, Thailand.

Burning plastic for cooking and heating is an emerging crisis, study finds

ByVictoria HeathFeb 22, 2025
13 per cent of Nigerian households use garbage as cooking fuel, while Indonesian soil and food samples have dangerous toxin levels linked to burning plastic
Top view of plastic and other waste, highlighting environmental issues. Recycling and waste management

What actually happens to plastic?

ByVictoria HeathJan 24, 2025
Once the plastic packaging leaves your hands, where does it go? Only 9 per cent ends up in a recycling facility...
Inside this reaction vial, spotlit by concentrated sunlight, a piece of black polystyrene from a foam tray breaks down into a recyclable material.

New study finds sunlight can recycle black plastic – here’s how

ByVictoria HeathNov 26, 2024
Black plastics have traditionally been far more difficult to recycle than others, but new study uses power of sunlight to change that
Truck working in landfill with birds looking for food

Can microbes save us from plastic pollution?

ByVictoria HeathOct 4, 2024
Robin Hanbury-Tenison on solving the plastics problem across the globe before we all end up as waste product
Trash, plastic cups and plastic bags at the beach.

USA supports Global Plastics Treaty to reduce consumption

ByVictoria HeathAug 15, 2024
US to join countries including EU member states, Canada and Rwanda in plastic treaty to reduce global consumption – but is the treaty enough?
Microplastic in food

Study finds microplastics in human testicles

ByStuart ButlerMay 22, 2024
A study has discovered microplastics in every human testicle and scientists fear this might be impacting human reproductive health.
Earn money from recycling

Earn money from recycling

ByStuart ButlerMay 5, 2024
While we should all automatically be recycling, if you need a little more incentive then we explain how you can earn money from recycling.
Fears plastic can make cancer more aggressive

Fears plastic can make cancer more aggressive

ByStuart ButlerApr 30, 2024
New research suggests that microplastics can play an important role in the speed and aggressiveness of cancers in humans.
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