War on Plastic

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall road tests Tapineau

Hipster Hugh tests out his new brand of water on unsuspecting members of the public.

BBC Food explores what swaps you can make and if plastic can ever be a benefit.

BBC Food: Which bag is best?

Plastics Watch is bringing together the best content from around the BBC to help you discover everything you want to know about plastics, but didn’t know who to ask. And we want to hear from you.

Long Read: Blue Planet II - The clean-up

What has happened since Blue Planet II was transmitted? And what does Sir David think about the response?
David Attenborough backs report on plastic pollution

BBC Newsround: Sir David Attenborough is backing a report that demonstrates the huge impact of plastic pollution on developing countries.
This art project wants to make you feel scared of plastic

BBC Three: 'Plastikophobia' aims to show the true cost of plastic to our planet

Anita discovers how much plastic is in her home

Anita roots through her cupboards and drawers to find out how much plastic is inside them.

Breaking Stories

All the very latest updates from BBC News
The rise of ethical business

Young consumers are behind a boost to "ethical" companies, according to a business academic.
Early ocean plastic litter traced to 1960s

Old-fashioned metal boxes have accidentally created a record of the history of ocean plastic.
Tackling the world's single-use plastic problem

Could this scheme tackle single-use plastic and other products in our throwaway society?

How to solve the plastic packaging paradox

Are shrink-wrapped cucumbers bad if it means they stay fresh for 14 days rather than three?
Seven charts that explain the plastic pollution problem

Get the low down on why plastics pose a challenge
Plastic pollution has reached 'pristine' Arctic

Meet the man from Norway on a mission to pick up as much plastic as he can.

Radio 4: Plastic Fantastic

Materials scientist Mark Miodownik explores our love/hate relationship with plastic.
Radio 1Xtra: No Waste Man

Radio 1Xtra's Ace challenges himself to a week waste free.
Radio 4: What's the Problem with Plastics?

How serious is the problem of plastic waste, and what can be done to tackle it?
The One Show: How to reduce plastic pollution?

Lucy Siegle gives her five point plan on how the UK can reduce its plastic pollution.

All the plastic you can and cannot recycle

A visual guide to what can and can't be recycled.
Why can't I recycle all plastics?

This guide tells you why.
Your recycling questions answered

Confused by guidelines around plastics recycling? BBC News set out to answer your questions.

Four ideas to cut coffee cup waste

Companies pledge to cut plastic pollution

More than 40 companies have signed up to cut plastic pollution over the next seven years.
Plastic straw and cotton bud ban proposed

The items could be banned in England to aid the government's bid to cut plastic waste.
Public 'back' taxes to tackle single-use plastic

Government to consult on a deposit return scheme for plastic bottles.
Plastic microbeads banned in the UK

What are microbeads and why are they a problem in products like shower gels?

Housebuilder unveils waste plastic road

Plastic waste has been used to build a road in what is thought to be a UK first.
How to make 'plastic' from cactus juice

This researcher has discovered a way to create a material with similar properties to plastic.
Cracking new ways to fight plastic waste

The companies combating plastic waste with new technology.
Recycling hope for plastic-hungry enzyme

Scientists have improved a naturally occurring enzyme which can digest some of our most commonly polluting plastics.

Marine Conservation Society (www.mcsuk.org)
WRAP (www.wrap.org.uk)
#2minutebeachclean (beachclean.net)
Surfers against Sewage (www.sas.org.uk)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (www.noaa.gov)
UN (worldenvironmentday.global)

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