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Nottingham City Council to go plastic-free by 2023

Nottingham City Council has pledged to phase out its use of single-use plastic by 2023. ...

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Surfers take on big companies in annual beach spring clean

A group of surfers is pressuring big brands to take responsibility for their plastic pollution ...

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Interview: author Michiel Roscam Abbing on his ‘atlas’ of ocean plastic pollution

Plastic Soup: An Atlas of Ocean Pollution is a beautifully-illustrated book that details the ‘plastic soup’ ...

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KP Snacks launches UK packet recycling programme

UK snack producer KP Snacks has announced that it is launching a national recycling programme ...

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Britons are getting recycling wrong

According to a new survey from the British Science Association, Britons are regularly misunderstanding what ...

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Chancellor announces consultation on single-use plastic tax

The Chancellor has used his first spring statement to promise a public consultation on a ...

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It’ll take collective action to curb coffee cup waste

News of the government’s reservations about a suggested ‘latte levy’ is a disappointment but comes ...

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China’s stance is a wake-up call: it’s time to stop shipping waste overseas

The news of China’s changing policy on receiving plastic wastes from overseas has been important ...

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‘Urgent measures’ needed to tackle microplastic pollution

The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) has warned ‘urgent measures’ are needed ...

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Committee calls for deposit scheme and better access to tap water to tackle London’s plastic problem

London should tackle its ‘out of control’ plastic waste problem by introducing deposit return schemes ...