Andrew Forrest has implored those negotiating an ambitious treaty to end plastic production to include a tax on manufacturers,amid mounting research into the human health impacts.
This week,in a port city in South Korea,delegates from around the world will gather for the most consequential negotiating session you’ve likely never heard of.
The removal of the levy could force taxpayers to foot the bill for the cost of administering waste export licences.
Supermarkets are charging shoppers more for loose produce than the same items covered in plastic.
Sydney’s available landfill space is vanishing as NSW falls well behind its recycling targets.
Halfway around the world,California is suing ExxonMobil,claiming the oil giant deliberately misled the public for decades about the limitations of plastic recycling.
Since the industrial revolution,we’ve fattened up our economy by pumping out products and consuming more. But there’s a way to grow outside the box.
Forcing cafes to accept reusable cups,banning the release of helium balloons and phasing out plastic lollipop sticks are among ideas the government is considering.
Manly Cove is one of the worst hotspots in Australia,with every square metre of sand containing more than a thousand tiny particles of plastic.
The shocked scientist behind the finding said soaring rates of plastics in the body may be the “dark matter” force driving dementia rates and falling fertility.
More than a year after the collapse of REDcycle,Australian industry and government can’t agree on how to collect our sea of soft plastics,let alone what to do with it.