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Activist creates giant tampon applicator to highlight plastic waste

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New super-enzyme eats plastic bottles six times faster

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The Body Shop will buy 600 tons of waste plastic next year, and wants competitors to follow

Plastic pollution is a massive problem: more than a billion tons of plastic waste will end up in oceans or in landfill by 2040. The…

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Thousands of Tonnes of Plastic Waste Will Pollute New Zealand This Year: Study

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Cleaning volunteers asked to record plastic PPE found on UK beaches

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Millions of dollars needed to clean up marine litter from one small island state

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OECD: Progress in updating rules on international shipping of plastic waste

OECD countries have agreed to update rules on the export of hazardous plastic waste for recycling in line with international changes so that advance consent…

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Coronavirus: Disposable masks ‘causing enormous plastic waste’

The government has been urged to do more to get people to switch from disposable masks to reusable coverings. The Liberal Democrats said single-use surgical…

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Alliance to End Plastic Waste Releases 2020 Progress Report

The Alliance to End Plastic Waste today released its 2020 Progress Report, detailing the organisation’s focus on addressing its vision and mission. The report outlines…

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‘Waste of time & resources’: Norwegian researchers call against cleansing seas of floating plastic waste

Cleaning floating plastic from the sea is a “lost cause” and trying to remove it can actually do more harm than good, new research suggests….

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