Plastic pollution
Plastic recycling is failing – here’s how the world must respond
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Plastic recycling is failing – here’s how the world must respond
Academics discuss the true cost of manufacturing and recycling plastic, not just on the planet, but the poorer nations who sort through it.
Meet the woman with a 'radical' solution to water pollution
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Meet the woman with a 'radical' solution to water pollution
Government 'risks harm to health and environment' by not banning disposable vapes
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Government 'risks harm to health and environment' by not banning disposable vapes
Ever thought about earning money from recycling? Bower Recycling is making it happen.
Ever thought about earning money from recycling? Bower Recycling is making it happen.
Westminster is ‘failing’ to tackle plastic waste if it seeks to block Scottish recycling scheme
Westminster is ‘failing’ to tackle plastic waste if it seeks to block Scottish recycling scheme
Looking to be more sustainable? Here's our top 10 tips to reduce your carbon emissions
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Looking to be more sustainable? Here's our top 10 tips to reduce your carbon emissions
Scientists have found a way to convert plastics and CO2 into sustainable fuels using solar power
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Scientists have found a way to convert plastics and CO2 into sustainable fuels using solar power
Cash for cans? What you need to know about the government's new recycling reward scheme
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Cash for cans? What you need to know about the government's new recycling reward scheme
The environmental campaigner on a mission to ban disposable vapes
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The environmental campaigner on a mission to ban disposable vapes
Why buying vegan leather isn't as sustainable as you might think
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Why buying vegan leather isn't as sustainable as you might think
Meet the inventors 'on a mission to make plastic disappear' – with seaweed
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Meet the inventors 'on a mission to make plastic disappear' – with seaweed
'I'm concerned for the future': Beach cleaners on their battle to sort out Britain's coastline
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'I'm concerned for the future': Beach cleaners on their battle to sort out Britain's coastline
100 billion pieces of plastic packaging are thrown away every year in the UK
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100 billion pieces of plastic packaging are thrown away every year in the UK
How bad is plastic pollution - and what can I do about it?
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How bad is plastic pollution - and what can I do about it?
How we can prevent ocean plastic pollution by improving UK recycling systems
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How we can prevent ocean plastic pollution by improving UK recycling systems
How you can act on ocean pollution this World Oceans Day
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How you can act on ocean pollution this World Oceans Day
Why you should count your plastic waste to help fight pollution
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Why you should count your plastic waste to help fight pollution
What do recycling symbols actually mean - and what can I recycle?
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What do recycling symbols actually mean - and what can I recycle?
What 4,756,940 pieces of Lego lost at sea tell us about our attitudes to plastic pollution
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What 4,756,940 pieces of Lego lost at sea tell us about our attitudes to plastic pollution
England’s polluted rivers are breeding drug-resistant diseases
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England’s polluted rivers are breeding drug-resistant diseases
France has banned plastic packaging on fruit and veg - why can’t the UK?
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France has banned plastic packaging on fruit and veg - why can’t the UK?
Tory MPs vote to allow water firms to carry on dumping sewage in rivers
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Tory MPs vote to allow water firms to carry on dumping sewage in rivers
Coca-Cola and McDonalds plastic pollution dominates UK coastline
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