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Supermarket reveals plans to cut plastic by 50% and look at reusable and refillable packaging

Greenpeace responds to Lidl's announcement that they will phase out black plastic packaging from their fruit and vegetable range

Has your MP taken the pledge to tackle plastic pollution?

A survey of supermarkets' progress in reducing plastic waste

There are two ways to send us your plastic – here's what you need to know.

Researchers from the University of Exeter and Plymouth Marine Laboratory find microplastics in them all examined animals

Many of us will be spending a lot more time at home these days due to the Covid-19 measures. Here are over 30 crowdsourced tips on greening your home.

You may have seen the term Deposit Return Scheme batted around lately- but what exactly does it mean? The way I like to think of it is this – with a DRS, you buy the contents of a bottle (glug glug, delicious smoothie), but only borrow the…

Several years since then Environment Secretary Michael Gove promised to deliver a deposit return scheme to tackle pollution, the Government has signalled that a scheme is ‘a step closer’, though it won’t include glass drinks containers. Commenting, Megan Randles, political campaigner at Greenpeace UK, said: “Five…

The 2013 Rana Plaza factory collapse sparked a call for change in the global fashion industry. But 10 years on, more than 100 billion clothes a year are made – mostly from oil turned into polyester – by people working in dangerous conditions. This is fast fashion's impact on people and the planet.

This report details the chemical contamination that scientists found in five different dumpsites across southern Turkey. It identified a wide range of toxic chemicals in the ash and soil of all five sites, many of which are associated with plastic packaging or the burning of plastics. It was prepared by Greenpeace Mediterranean.

Ready to make some new year's resolutions? Making better choices and breaking bad habits is especially important for environmentalists in 2020 – the first year of the last decade for taking serious action on climate change. Here are 5 ideas to kickstart your greenest decade yet.

Unilever has positioned itself as a responsible business with strong sustainability credentials. However, its continued inaction on plastic pollution makes it uniquely vulnerable to accusations of greenwashing and hypocrisy. With both Greenpeace and the CMA targeting the company over its environmental performance claims, the risks to shareholder value are growing.

For Black Friday, here’s a breakdown of some of the big deals made at COP26 for the climate and environment. Because there’s no planet BOGOF.

This engaging classroom and youth group resource enables 11 – 14 year olds to explore what plastic pollution is and how they can take action to become part of the solution.