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12 ways business can better support environmental progress

12 ways business can better support environmental progress

Rebecca Herbert July 31, 2021

What is one way that businesses can better support environmental progress?

Global Plastic Pollution May Be Nearing an Irreversible Tipping Point

Global Plastic Pollution May Be Nearing an Irreversible Tipping Point

Rebecca Herbert July 13, 2021

Current rates of plastic emissions globally may trigger effects that we will not be able to reverse, argues a new....

Why is recycling single-use coffee cups so difficult?

Why is recycling single-use coffee cups so difficult?

Hannah Steiner July 10, 2021

Why is it so difficult to recycle single-use cups? And why aren’t more people switching to reusable alternatives?

24% Of Chemicals in Plastic May Be Worth Worrying About

24% Of Chemicals in Plastic May Be Worth Worrying About

Rebecca Herbert June 30, 2021

Researchers have found an unexpectedly high number of potentially concerning chemicals intentionally used in everyday plastic products.

L’Oréal unveils cosmetic bottles made from Carbios’ enzymatic recycling process

L’Oréal unveils cosmetic bottles made from Carbios’ enzymatic recycling process

Rebecca Herbert June 27, 2021

L’Oréal has unveiled the first plastic bottles made from enzymatic recycled material through the enzymatic process developed by green biotech....

Scientists convert used plastic bottles into vanilla flavouring

Scientists convert used plastic bottles into vanilla flavouring

Rebecca Herbert June 15, 2021

Production of chemical could help make recycling more attractive and tackle global plastic pollution

Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Nestlé Are Worst Plastic Polluters of 2020, Have Made 'Zero Progress,' New Report Finds

Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Nestlé Are Worst Plastic Polluters of 2020, Have Made 'Zero Progress,' New Report Finds

Rebecca Herbert January 20, 2021

The top plastic polluters of 2020 have been announced, and Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Nestlé top the list for the third....

Plastic petition by UK nine-year-old gains over 70k signatures in under a week

Plastic petition by UK nine-year-old gains over 70k signatures in under a week

Hannah Steiner January 20, 2021

After studying how microplastics damage the oceans, schoolgirl Lizzie wants the government to stop sending waste to developing countries