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Bioplastics Innovation Hub launched to pioneer 100% compostable plastic

Environment
CSIRO and Murdoch University have launched the Bioplastics Innovation Hub to innovate 100% compostable plastic.

Phytoremediation: A promising solution to combat microplastic pollution

Environment
Researchers have unveiled a novel and effective approach to addressing global microplastic pollution—phytoremediation.

Why is ocean plastic waste still a growing problem despite global efforts?

Environment
Jack Shaw, a seasoned writer and editor for Modded, delves into why ocean plastic waste persists despite global solutions to reverse it.

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.
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