Is any item more symbolic of our modern, disposable culture than the single-use coffee cup? In March 2016, they were

A state-of-the-art £300m energy recovery centre will be built in Darwen, Lancashire, after Blackburn and Darwen Council gave the green

Scientists have found large quantities of microplastic pollution in remote Arctic snow, which they say raises questions about how much

A new project has launched that aims to solve the problem of microplastic pollution on beaches. Dr Richard Coulton, the

A new report has shed light on the damage that water in single-use cans, glass bottles or cartons causes to

Environmental charity Hubbub has released a guide to help communities tackle the ‘onslaught’ of litter in local forests and woodlands.

Scientists in Australia have developed magnetic springs that can decompose microplastics in the world’s seas and rivers. Their work has

It’s amazing how quickly people have ditched plastic straws thanks to campaigns to discourage us from using such ‘pointless plastic’. Yet

The Mekong River in Southeast Asia is one of the world’s great waterways, fertile and ecologically diverse with millions relying

The government’s approach to recycling is ‘overly prescriptive’ and local authorities must be allowed to tailor recycling strategies to the

Scottish households spend £600m a year on single-use plastics, research by Zero Waste Scotland has revealed. To come up with

To sort or not to sort, that is the question. Katy Wheeler lecturer in Sociology at the University of Essex