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Close to four in five (78%) UK shoppers believe that supermarkets still use too much single-use plastic, a new survey by Nature 2030 has found.
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UK supermarkets criticised over ‘failure’ to tackle plastic waste

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Close to four in five (78%) UK shoppers believe that supermarkets still use too much single-use plastic, a new survey…

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2025 could see a tidal wave of litigation against polluters

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This year could mark the point where the “floodgates are opened for litigation against the biggest polluters”, A Plastic Planet…

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Delegates from some 175 countries are in South Korea this week, for the fifth round of the U.N. Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) meetings, aimed at agreeing on a treaty to curb plastic pollution.
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Campaigners call for reassessment of plastic production as talks begin in Busan

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Delegates from some 175 countries are in South Korea this week, for the fifth round of the U.N. Intergovernmental Negotiating…

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Plastic waste generation to reach 220 million tonnes this year

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A new report from EA Earth Action reveals that approximately 220 million tonnes of plastic waste will be generated in 2024

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Extent of nanoplastics in bottled water ‘no surprise’, says A Plastic Planet

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A new study that indicates that bottled water contains more plastic particles than previously thought should “come as no surprise”.

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‘Emissions’ the most searched for environmental term in 2023: Ubuntoo

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‘Emissions’ and ‘plastic packaging’ were the most searched for environmental terms on AI sustainability tool Ubuntoo in 2023.

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