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Plastic pollution

England’s polluted rivers are breeding drug-resistant diseases
River pollution

England’s polluted rivers are breeding drug-resistant diseases

France has banned plastic packaging on fruit and veg - why can’t the UK?
Plastic pollution

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
The River Derwent. Tory MPs voted down amendments to stop water companies dumping sewage in rivers and seas. Photo: © Malcolm Coils (cc-by-sa/2.0)
Environment

Tory MPs vote to allow water firms to carry on dumping sewage in rivers

Coca-Cola and McDonalds plastic pollution dominates UK coastline
Environment

Coca-Cola and McDonalds plastic pollution dominates UK coastline

8 easy ways to reduce your plastic consumption
Environment

8 easy ways to reduce your plastic consumption

Scientists are turning plastic pollution into vanilla flavouring
Around 50 million tonnes of the strong, lightweight plastic used for water bottles is produced around the world each year. plastic pollution
Environment

Scientists are turning plastic pollution into vanilla flavouring

Turkey bans plastic waste imports following environmental campaign
Environment

Turkey bans plastic waste imports following environmental campaign

UK sends thousands of tonnes of plastic to Turkey to be burned every year
Yenidam, Seyhan, Adana Province, Turkey. Investigation into plastic waste that is dumped and burned in Turkey. The team found plastic packaging from UK, German and global food and drinks brands and supermarkets. Image credit: Greenpeace
Environment

UK sends thousands of tonnes of plastic to Turkey to be burned every year

Boris Johnson urged to ban plastic waste exports as majority of Brits opposed
Wasteminster is the launch film for Greenpeace's 2021 campaign against the UK's waste exports to other countries. Voiced by impressionists Matt Forde and Jon Culshaw, the film features Boris Johnson being engulfed in a wave of plastic while giving a speech in Downing Street. Producers Park Village and Studio Birthplace used a bespoke VFX simulation to create the dynamic flow of 1.8 million kilos of plastic - the amount of waste the UK exports to other countries every day. Image credit: Greenpeace
Environment

Boris Johnson urged to ban plastic waste exports as majority of Brits opposed

Water companies are ‘main cause of microplastic pollution’ in UK rivers
An assemblage of microplastic particles from a contaminated river bed. The large microbead at lower left is about 200 microns in diameter. Image credit: Jiawei Li
Environment

Water companies are ‘main cause of microplastic pollution’ in UK rivers

This is how you can fight plastic pollution in the UK's biggest beach clean
More than half of Brits think plastic pollution has grown during the Covid-19 crisis
Environment

This is how you can fight plastic pollution in the UK's biggest beach clean

Reducing plastic bottle use 'should be part of building back greener'
Plastic pollution: many Brits think bottled water is safer despite UK tap water being
Environment

Reducing plastic bottle use 'should be part of building back greener'

UK waterways polluted by microplastics, study finds
Environment

UK waterways polluted by microplastics, study finds

The food industry must take greater responsibility for single-use plastics
Environment

The food industry must take greater responsibility for single-use plastics

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