Scientists in Germany have identified a type of fungi that is capable of breaking down synthetic plastics, offering a potential new weapon in the global fight against plastic pollution. A team at the ...

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This educational video shows Drew Barrymore and Richard Branson tucking into a meal of plastic food - to highlight how humans consume nearly 55lbs of plastic in their lifetime. The entrepreneur and ...

Microplastics gush out of our taps and flake off cookware. They find their way into the yolks of eggs, and into meat and vegetables. But there are things we can do to eat less of them. As tiny pieces ...

Just Eat will trial compostable takeaway boxes lined with seaweed at select London restaurants, a move which will prevent around 3,600 plastic boxes from entering the waste stream. Just Eat has teamed ...

Scientists believe they have discovered why so little plastic is detected in our oceans despite millions of tonnes being dumped there – bacteria are eating it. At least 14 million tonnes of plastic ...

THIS is the moment Drew Barrymore and Richard Branson tuck into a meal of plastic food – as humans consume nearly 50lbs of plastic in their lifetime. The entrepreneur and actress seemed set to enjoy a ...