Blue Planet 2 has got many people questioning whether they need so much plastic in their life...
It's clear that the world has reached beyond breaking point with plastic...
The anti-plastics movement is now evolving from simply recycling. Today the goal is to radically reduce our collective plastic footprint, with a major shift in lifestyle and some promising new earth-friendly materials....
Call for action on the current environmental crisis concerning single-use plastics and demand the Government commit to a significant reduction and eventual end to them....
People should pay a deposit for using plastic bottles in an attempt to protect the seas from the "devastating effects" of plastic pollution, MPs say....
A Scottish village has become plastic straw-free after a campaign by school pupils....
Polluted plastics could be a primary food source for some organisms....
Plastic packaging weighing more than the equivalent of 3.3 million emperor penguins will be thrown away this Christmas, campaigners have warned....
A four-point plan for tackling plastic waste has been outlined by the Environment Secretary Michael Gove....
The dye could help find hidden plastic that is having a hugely negative impact on underwater environments and its inhabitants. ...