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Plastic pollution reaches the Antarctic

Microplastics and plastic waste weren't what we wanted to find on a recent Antarctic trip. But it's another reminder that plastic pollution needs to be tackled at the source.

Impact Report 2017

Our annual impact report summarises the work we've done to help protect the natural systems that ensure the long-term health of our planet. This means defending our climate, oceans, forests, soils, atmosphere, and diverse plant and animal life

Testing the Waters – Microplastics in Scottish Seas

Almost two-thirds of Scottish coastal waters tested by Greenpeace have been found to contain evidence of microplastic pollution, in the most detailed scientific study of its kind in the region published to date

Close up of microbeads on a fingertip

We did it! Microbeads ban comes into effect

After two years of campaigning and 350,000 of you signing our petition, the government banned on microbeads in rinse-off cosmetics and toiletries. It's a great start and paves the way for reducing other types of plastic pollution.