‘Net zero grocery tax will worsen cost of living’

Shopping costs would rise by £4bn a year, or £140 per household, a study claims

UN says a toxic plastic tidal wave is on its way

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

UN: ‘Plastic pollution can be cut by 80% by 2040 with collaboration’

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

‘Plastic waste is melting into rocks’

Geologists have found rocks to be intertwined with plastic waste on an island – but no humans live there

Contact lens maker has 20/20 vision when it comes to plastic

The company has almost halved its use of plastic

Plastic from seaweed backed by Prince William

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

Asda rolls out new toilet paper change to wipe out plastic waste

The supermarket has doubled the amount of toilet paper per roll and reduced the number of rolls per pack on one of its most popular own brand product

Prince William reveals finalists of £1m Earthshot Prize

Winners of the competition, which rewards ground-breaking solutions to the biggest environmental challenges facing the planet, will be announced on 2nd December 2022 in Boston

How much waste does Halloween produce?

With everyone dressing up and going trick-or-treating tonight, what’s the environmental impact?

Petition grows against Coca-Cola as COP27 sponsor

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