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Plastic pollution
Ten tips to reduce your plastic waste
By
Victoria Heath
Oct 9, 2025
From swapping teabags to loose leaf, to picking soap bars instead of shower gel, discover the top tips for reducing plastic waste...
Plastics: the fossil fuel industry’s last stand
By
Victoria Heath
Oct 6, 2025
Despite overwhelming evidence of plastic’s threat to health and ecosystems, global action remains shamefully slow
Plastic treaty talks fail to reach agreement in Geneva
By
Victoria Heath
Aug 15, 2025
After three years of negotiations, UN efforts to finalise a global plastic pollution treaty are in troubled waters as more than 100 countries reject new draft
Turning the tide on Bangladesh’s plastic pollution
By
Stuart Butler
Mar 26, 2025
Can Bangladesh’s new government save the rivers on which the country depends?
Big reduction in plastic bags washed up onto UK’s beaches
By
Stuart Butler
Aug 9, 2024
There's been an 80 per cent drop in number of plastic bags washed up onto UK's beaches, but other forms of plastic pollution have increased.
Study finds microplastics in human testicles
By
Stuart Butler
May 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
By
Stuart Butler
May 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
By
Stuart Butler
Apr 30, 2024
New research suggests that microplastics can play an important role in the speed and aggressiveness of cancers in humans.
International Day of Zero Waste
By
Stuart Butler
Mar 29, 2024
To encourage humanity to rethink how it deals with our mountains of waste March 30 marks the UN’s International Day of Zero Waste.
Action urged over plastic pollution in blood
By
Geographical Staff
Mar 3, 2023
Common Seas is urging the UK Government to fund research into the human health impact of plastic pollution found in blood
MCS sues DEFRA over failure to tackle sewage in seas
By
Geographical Staff
Dec 13, 2022
The Marine Conservation Society it is taking legal action against the UK Government’s the DEFRA over the pumping of sewage into UK waters
UN move to end plastic pollution is welcome – now what about biodiversity and climate change?
By
Marco Magrini
Jun 13, 2022
The UN plastics resolution is a big step forward, but on biodiversity and climate, we’re falling far behind, argues Marco Magrini
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