Changes to household collections are part of wider moves to increase the recycling rates, which have stalled in recent years.

Drinks-related litter problem widespread on UK beaches, charity warns - The Marine Conservation Society said items like cans and bottles were found on 95% of beaches surveyed across the country.

A group of Clean Rivers volunteers working together to map plastic waste on the riverbank. Credit: Schone Rivieren. What motivates citizens to participate in a citizen science project on plastic ...

Reducing plastic use this year should be on everyone’s radar, although it won’t be easy. According to the United Nations, “humanity produces over 430 million tonnes of plastic every year – two-thirds ...

In what could be a fix to the world’s plastic problem, researchers have developed a simple new method of harnessing moisture ...