HP, IKEA Join Group Developing Global Supply Chain for Ocean-Bound Plastics
On October 22nd 2018, NextWave Plastics — a collaborative, open-source initiative convening leading technology and consumer-focused companies to develop the first global […]
Month: October 2018
The battle to curb our appetite for concrete
We extract billions of tonnes of sand and gravel each year to make concrete for the building industry, and this […]
‘Worst year’ for Horsey seals injured by rubbish
The number of seals with “horrifying” injuries caused by fishing paraphernalia and plastic flying rings is on the rise, a […]
Budget 2018: Philip Hammond announces new tax on plastic packaging with less than 30% recycled material
Philip Hammond has announced a new tax on the manufacture and import of plastic packaging that contains less than 30 […]
Prepare for the great nurdle invasion, as a wave of 1 billion plastic pellets bears down on WA
Plastics granules in the billions have been spilt into the sea near Durban South Africa and now some of these […]
UK plastics found in Malaysia’s illegal dumps
The post consumer packaging that countries like UK and Australia collect and then export is ending up in locations like […]
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, in collaboration with UN Environment, launched a Global Commitment to address plastic waste and pollution at its source
Today over 250 businesses, governments and other organisations around the world signed a Global Commitment to eliminate plastics waste, incl. […]
M’sia to do away with single-use plastics
There will be no more drinking straws and plastic carrier bags by 2030 under an ambitious plan that will see […]
Recycling options dwindle for councils hit by China ban
Councils have spent years getting people to recycle plastic, but as the process gets harder there are fears of a […]
Residents to be told to stop recycling plastic by council
Swindon Borough Council wants to burn plastic along with other black bag waste rather than recycling the material. While this […]