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The Body Shop will buy 600 tons of waste plastic next year, and wants competitors to follow
Plastic pollution is a massive problem: more than a billion tons of plastic waste will end up in oceans or in landfill by 2040. The…
OECD: Progress in updating rules on international shipping of plastic waste
OECD countries have agreed to update rules on the export of hazardous plastic waste for recycling in line with international changes so that advance consent…
Coronavirus: Disposable masks ’causing enormous plastic waste’
The government has been urged to do more to get people to switch from disposable masks to reusable coverings. The Liberal Democrats said single-use surgical…
Alliance to End Plastic Waste Releases 2020 Progress Report
The Alliance to End Plastic Waste today released its 2020 Progress Report, detailing the organisation’s focus on addressing its vision and mission. The report outlines…
‘Waste of time & resources’: Norwegian researchers call against cleansing seas of floating plastic waste
Cleaning floating plastic from the sea is a “lost cause” and trying to remove it can actually do more harm than good, new research suggests….
Interpol notes ‘alarming increase’ in illegal exports
The report notes that since 2018, when China introduced import restrictions on plastic waste, there has been a “considerable increase” in illegal waste shipments from…
’Plastic Park’: Facility aims to turn waste plastic into truck-fuelling hydrogen
Construction of the UK’s first facility to convert waste plastic into hydrogen came a step closer to realisation this week, with the completion of an…
Italy garbage dips with virus lockdowns, but plastics rise
Italy produced 10% less garbage during its coronavirus lockdown, but environmentalists warn that increased reliance on disposable masks and packaging is imperiling efforts to curb…
Risk of COVID-19 plastic trash pile-up worries Europe
Concerns are rising across Europe that the coronavirus-induced slump in oil prices could knock demand for recycled plastics but data is still patchy on how…
Credit system designed to boost plastics recovery launching in 2021
The Plastic Waste Reduction Program, a market-based crediting system intended to drive investment in plastics recovery, is on track for an early 2021 launch. The…
Highway made from plastic waste begins construction in Carlisle
Construction of the ”UK’s first” highway made partly from waste plastic is now underway in Carlisle, where asphalt specialist MacRebur is working with Cumbria County…
Enormous amount of plastic will fill oceans, land by 2040 even with immediate global action, report says
More than 1.3 billion tons of plastic waste will flow into the world’s oceans and land over the next two decades without widespread intervention, according…
Plastic pollution flowing into oceans to triple by 2040: study
The amount of plastic waste flowing into the ocean and killing marine life could triple in the next 20 years, unless companies and governments can…
Pandemic negates Japan’s bid to reduce plastic waste
Starting this month, Japanese retailers must charge customers for plastic shopping bags. Plastic packaging is a bigger waste problem, especially in the midst of a…
Plastic waste accounts for over 70% of trash in Japan’s largest lake: report
While fees for plastic shopping bags have become mandatory across Japan since July 1, a survey conducted by Shiga Prefecture revealed that plastic waste accounts…
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