No plastic? Fantastic

Plastic pollution could reduce by 80 per cent by 2040 if countries and companies make deep policy and market shifts using existing technologies, according to a new report by UN Environment Programme.

The plastic Pacific

The Albanese government is advancing Australia’s Pacific interests by supporting island nations’ efforts to deal with marine plastics pollution.

Turning pollution into plastics for a change

As carbon dioxide levels continue to soar, the emerging carbon capture and utilization industry is developing ways to creating lower-carbon, degradable polymers using CO2 emissions as a feedstock.

Plastic not fantastic

The idea of a plastic that literally disappears once in the ocean, littered on land or in landfill is tantalising – but also still a pipe dream.

All hands to the pump to curb plastic pollution

At least one billion people worldwide would be needed to take part in a global clean-up to reduce plastic waste, according to an international group of researchers including The University of Western Australia.

Rethinking the plastic waste problem

Rather than just looking for a new country in which to dump our waste, we need to rethink the services plastics provide, and how we can create systems to maintain the value of these finite materials as they move through the economy.

Mimicking nature’s own plastic to reduce man-made pollution

Amino acid is the building block of life and researchers are aiming to use them as the basis to chemically produce compostable plastics to help address our worsening plastic waste problem.

Can we make plastic fantastic?

There’ll be more plastic than fish in the world’s oceans by 2050 if we don’t change our ways, but simple ways to turn plastic trash into functional products could help stem the tide.

Why plastic bag bans triggered such a huge reaction

Despite the obvious benefits of reducing litter and waste, the removal of single use plastic bags from supermarkets has sparked a hostile reaction from some shoppers.

Nippers turning the tide: getting plastic off our beaches for good

A new campaign from Surf Life Saving NSW and Clean Oceans Australia has been launched this February to engage Nippers in getting plastics off our beaches.