Ahead of a speech on Thursday detailing the government’s long-term environmental plans, Theresa May has hinted at a potential five pence charge for plastic bottles.

New research shows that David Attenborough’s Blue Planet II series was an effective catalyst for increasing public awareness of the environmental damage caused by plastic pollution.

The UK’s first Seabin is collecting debris, including microplastics, from the water around Portsmouth’s Camber Dock.

The packaging industry is celebrating after EU negotiations ruled that packaging would retain its Internal Market legal base, making it harder for national governments to introduce unilateral bans for environmental reasons.

Cafes located in buildings run by Bristol City Council will soon be placing a charge on disposable coffee cups to try and promote reusable cups and mugs among customers.

EAC Chair Mary Creagh has written to Education Secretary Justine Greening urging her to include the UN Sustainable Development Goals in the National Curriculum.

Environment Secretary Michael Gove has called for a cross-sector plan to tackle the challenges posed by plastic packaging at a ‘Plastics Roundtable’ with industry leaders last Friday.

A new campaign from environmental charity Hubbub will educate children about the problem of plastic waste while helping to clear London’s waterways of litter.

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The waste and resources industry has issued a cautiously positive response to the Autumn Budget, which included a call for evidence on a single-use plastics tax and extra funding for the Environment Agency to tackle waste crime.