Plastic pollution


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...
Microplastics in hand

Plastics: the fossil fuel industry’s last stand

ByVictoria HeathOct 6, 2025
Despite overwhelming evidence of plastic’s threat to health and ecosystems, global action remains shamefully slow
Turtle with plastic pollution

Plastic treaty talks fail to reach agreement in Geneva

ByVictoria HeathAug 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
A man paddles his water taxi down the Buriganga River, which flows through the heart of Dhaka

Turning the tide on Bangladesh’s plastic pollution

ByStuart ButlerMar 26, 2025
Can Bangladesh’s new government save the rivers on which the country depends?
Plastic pollution

Big reduction in plastic bags washed up onto UK’s beaches

ByStuart ButlerAug 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.
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.
International Day of Zero Waste

International Day of Zero Waste

ByStuart ButlerMar 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

Action urged over plastic pollution in blood

ByGeographical StaffMar 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

MCS sues DEFRA over failure to tackle sewage in seas

ByGeographical StaffDec 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?

UN move to end plastic pollution is welcome – now what about biodiversity and climate change?

ByMarco MagriniJun 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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