Turning sludge into gold: ‘Ash stone’ project scores funding
Yorkshire Water leads a consortium awarded £2.3 million from the Ofwat Innovation Fund (OIF)…
Tag: microplastics
UK to ban plastic wet wipes sales
UK Environment Secretary Steve Barclay announced a ban on the sale of wet wipes containing…
‘Only 1% of all garments produced get recycled’
In this week’s Net Hero Podcast, we spoke to Ietje Klaver, Head of Operations at sustainable…
“Bottled water contaminated with 240,000 nanoplastic pieces”
A study exposes widespread presence of nearly a quarter million invisible nanoplastics per…
New York state files lawsuit against PepsiCo for alleged plastic pollution
New York state is suing PepsiCo, alleging its role in plastic pollution along Buffalo River,…
UK mulls ban on plastic wet wipes
The government has launched a consultation aimed at banning wet wipes containing plastic across…
Lego drops plan for bricks from recycled bottles
The toy manufacturer has abandoned its project to create bricks from recycled plastic bottles,…
Wipeout! England to ban almost all wet wipes
Next year, a ban is set to be implemented, but critics argue that this is not the first time…
Plastic grass is not ‘green’, says UK regulator
The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld concerns over an ad that claimed artificial…
Bacteria can “eat” plastic pollution in Britain’s lakes
New research found that a specific type of bacteria uses plastic as food and is able to break…
