A ban on the manufacture of 'rinse-off' products containing plastic microbeads takes effect from today
Guess which green economy figures were behind some of the most memorable lines of 2017
Sky Ocean rescue campaign calls on people to curb use of single use plastics and ensure they recycle over the festive season
Environment secretary's action plan, due in new year, may include plastic bottle deposit scheme and standardised recycling policy
Groups of green and animal welfare charities call on businesses, governments and residents to take stronger action to reduce plastic waste this Christmas
Green Party's Deputy Leader Amelia Womack reflects on a week of plastic-free living
Group of businesses convened by NGO Lonely Whale to collaborate on first-ever commercial-scale ocean plastics supply chain
Surfers Against Sewage reveals nearly 100 communities across the UK are working to attain 'plastic free' status
Nations around the world agree resolution to ban plastic waste entering oceans
Blue Planet 2 producers say final episode lays bare shocking damage humanity is wreaking in the seas, from climate change to plastic pollution to noise