From cleanup to infrastructure: rethinking the role of Plastic Credits
Op-ed by Clemens Feigl, CEO and co-founder, everwave. The global plastic crisis is often framed as a recycling problem. However,…
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Around 1,000 tonnes of microplastics enter food and drinks every year, study suggests
Around 1,000 tonnes of microplastics and nano plastics migrate from plastic packaging into food and beverages every year, a new…
Mondelēz International meets its virgin plastic reduction target in Europe
Mondelēz International has announced it has achieved its virgin plastic reduction goal in Europe. The snacking firm has achieved a…
Study offers new insight into ‘missing plastics’ in marine pollution
A study by researchers at Tokyo Metropolitan University has traced how microplastics from polymer-coated fertilisers (PCF) end up deposited on…
Cigarette filters are an ‘underestimated’ source of microplastic pollution, study claims
The extent of microplastic pollution from cigarette filters is the topic of a new study by researchers at the University…
Over half Gen Z consumers have stopped buying a product due to excessive plastic packaging
More than half (53%) of Gen Z consumers in the US have stopped buying a particular product due to excessive…
Shipping companies join forces to form Maritime Association for Clean Seas
Shipping companies including Berge Bulk, X-Press Feeders, Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement, and Britoil Offshore Services have come together to form the…
Ellen MacArthur Foundation launches 2030 Plastics Agenda for Business
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation has launched a new action plan setting out its agenda to tackle plastic waste and promote…
Amcor making progress on sustainability targets
Packaging giant Amcor has said that it is making progress across key areas of its sustainability agenda, in its latest…
The Philippines is the top contributor of ocean plastic waste
The Philippines is responsible for some 356,371 metric tonnes of plastic waste in the planet’s oceans on an annual basis,…