Environmental groups have accused a major retailer of exploiting a loophole to escape bans on single-use plastics that are progressively being implemented across Australia.
Masks are saving lives,but the threat that single-use items like them pose to the environment is highlighted in the northern beaches’ first ever Environmental Art and Design Prize.
The amount of waste that goes into toys generates a tonne of landfill,which will inevitably make the lives of children much,much harder.
Western Australia will be largely free of single-use plastics by the end of next year,a schedule making it a national and global leader in this space.
The writing is also on the wall for plastic cups,plates and heavyweight plastic shopping bags,with Environment Minister Matt Kean saying the government plans to phase out all single-use plastics by 2025 to stop 2.7 billion items from becoming litter.
Water authorities around Australia say people flushing cotton buds down the toilet are creating one of their biggest headaches for sewage treatment,fuelling calls for a national ban on the plastic-stemmed swabs.
Researchers have found all rice bought in stores contains microplastics but instant packet rice contains the most,leading to calls for more regulation.
Vaccines require hundreds of products to make:Pfizer’s has more than 280 ingredients. But the shortage of specialised plastic bags has become critical.
France’s National Assembly has approved a wide-ranging climate change bill that will prevent airport expansions,ban open-air terrace heaters and reduce packaging waste.
People are fighting back against the seemingly unstoppable rise of synthetic grass fields across our cities.
Three million birds were found dead on Australia’s east coast in 2013 with pumice in their stomachs. Now,researchers have discovered what really happened.