December 2, 2023
These costs may seem small compared with the overall economic and human toll of tobacco, but they are cumulative and preventable….
November 17, 2023
Ahead of crunch talks to broker a landmark Global Plastics Treaty, the OECD sets out plan for near-eliminating new plastic pollution worldwide by 2040
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Publication: Business Green
November 16, 2023
From the depths of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch to global shorelines, recycling and cleanup crusades are in full swing. But do they stand…
Publication: Deutsche Welle
November 16, 2023
As a UN summit in Nairobi debates a treaty on plastic pollution, Richard Thompson, the biologist who first identified microplastics 30 years ago, explains…
Publication: The Guardian
November 13, 2023
Since its invention more than 100 years ago, plastic has become increasingly ubiquitous in the environment, from the depths of the ocean to within…
Publication: Eco Watch
November 7, 2023
Governments around the world are securing their travel visas, rallying their best nerds and sharpening their pencils for the next big United Nations meeting…
Publication: Greenbiz.com
November 1, 2023
E-commerce retail, the selling of goods and services online from businesses to consumers directly, has benefitted from steady growth since it first appeared in…
Publication: IISD
October 31, 2023
Between 6,500 and 87,000 tonnes of microfibres are shed during domestic laundering every year in the UK. …
Publication: The Conversation
October 26, 2023
A simple technique to make paper bags stronger, even when wet, would make them more reusable—and they can still be used for biofuel at…
October 14, 2023
Dotted across rolling green fields at Bramham Park, a rainbow of plastic sheets flapped in the wind….
Publication: CNN
October 13, 2023
Many plastics that carry the “chasing arrows” symbol, like soda cups and yogurt tubs, are rarely recycled. A new California law is raising the…
Publication: The New York Times
October 13, 2023
In the bustling aisles of supermarkets and corner shops around the world, plastic sachets have silently carved a niche in our shopping baskets. …