It estimates that 37m tonnes of plastic waste could enter the ocean each year by 2040

Shifting to a circular economy would also bring economic benefits, with the UNEP claiming that $1.2tn would be saved

The company has almost halved its use of plastic

The company isn’t complying with French environmental laws, a charity claims

A London start-up has won the £1m Earthshot Prize for its plastic alternative

The multi-year grants are part of the credit card service company’s plan to help advance climate solutions and provide at least $10m in philanthropic funding by 2025

The company has been labelled the world’s largest plastic polluter in the past

The Coalition will issue statements and undertake intersessional work on essential issues to inform the negotiations to develop an international legally-binding treaty by 2024

A project converting carbon absorbing seaweed into plastic has received €600k backing

The initiative, which will support frontline waste enterprises in India and Ghana, is expected to eliminate more than 1.5m pounds of plastic waste by the end of 2024