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UK construction industry’s plastic waste growing 15 times faster than EU

Environment
Discover how the UK construction industry's plastic waste has surged 210% every two years, growing 15 times faster than in the EU.

How is the UK responding to measures to reduce single-use plastics?

Environment
A new OIM study of restrictions on single-use plastics considers how businesses respond to regulations across the UK internal market.

Investigating the growing problem of plastic waste at crime scenes

Environment
A PhD student has been awarded a Churchill Fellowship grant to tackle the issue of plastic waste at crime scenes.

Synergy of recycling technologies for a circular plastics industry

Environment
To achieve a circular plastics industry, no ‘one-size-fits-all’ solution will do, but a combination of different approaches will be required.

The urgent need to tackle Norway’s plastic pollution

Environment
Norway's plastic pollution is a growing environmental concern that must be addressed urgently, new research says.

Greenpeace plastic bottle campaign highlights staggering waste issues

Environment
Greenpeace has released a startling video showing Auckland’s Eden Park stadium filled with around one billion single-use plastic bottles.

New report highlights strategies to reduce plastic packaging waste in the UK

Environment
A new report by sustainable waste management company Biffa highlights significant opportunities to reduce plastic packaging waste in the UK.

General Election 2024: Parties must adopt effective plastic waste strategies

Environment
The General Election is around the corner, but plastic waste management is not at the forefront of party manifestos. Read more here.

Scientists call for global action as plastic pollution crisis intensifies

Environment
Dr Douglas McCauley, Professor at UC Santa Barbara, and Adjunct Professor at UC Berkeley, and Neil Nathan, Project Scientist, at Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory, at UC Santa Barbara, discuss the urgent need for international action against plastic pollution, highlighting proposals for policy interventions.

Localised solutions to plastic waste necessary to drive a global circular economy

Environment
The Alliance to End Plastic Waste discusses the urgency of tacking plastic waste and what must be done to tackle it.

U.S. Plastics Pact launches second roadmap to combat plastic packaging waste

Environment
The U.S. Plastics Pact has announced Roadmap 2.0, the second actionable plan to combat the growing plastic packaging waste problem.

Ambitious targets needed to eradicate ocean plastic pollution by 2100

Environment
A new study suggests that reducing plastic pollution by just 5% per year would stabilise the level of ocean plastic. Read more here.

Research identifies advanced PET plastic recycling methods

Environment
A Chinese Academy of Sciences review has identified new methods for PET plastic recycling. Discover how the methods can combat plastic waste.

Ames Lab process creates clean diesel from plastic waste

Environment
The Ames National Laboratory has created an innovative method for turning harmful plastic waste into valuable, clean diesel.

UK aids progress towards action on plastic pollution

Environment
During negotiations held this week, progress has been made toward agreeing on a global treaty to end plastic pollution by the end of the year.

Direct link between plastic production and plastic pollution revealed

Environment
A new study has revealed that just 56 companies can be traced to more than half of global branded plastic pollution.

Microplastics transfer toxic chemicals through skin

Environment
University of Birmingham research has identified that toxic chemicals can be absorbed through skin contact with microplastics.

Utilising the potential of citizen science to tackle marine litter

Environment
Volunteer clean-ups have resulted in almost nine tonnes of marine litter being cleared from beaches across the Seychelles. Read more here.

Hydrogel breakthrough removes microplastic pollution from water

Environment
The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has developed an innovative hydrogel that removes microplastic pollution from water.

Kobe University engineers bacteria to manufacture green plastic

Environment
Discover how experts at Kobe University in Japan have pioneered an innovative method to produce green plastic.
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