The government has launched a review to explore how best Ireland could deliver a 90% collection target for plastic bottles by 2029
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Banning the dangers to our planet
Banning the dangers to our planet There’s no denying that the world is suffering from the effects of climate change. With the seas swamped with plastic and waste and the skies churning with freak weather events with increasing frequency, it seems we are presented with the potential damages in the headlines every single day. …
Foreign Office reaches milestone for cutting plastic use
It has eliminated 97% of single-use plastics from its UK estate since February
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Eliminate plastic pollution: Global organisations commit
They will set targets that include eliminating problematic or unnecessary plastic packaging and move from single-use to reusable packaging models
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Water refilling stations:London business and councils offered £5m
It is part of the mayor's efforts to reduce single-use plastic bottles
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Marine plastic pollution: Scotland doubles funding
It is offering a share of £1m to support solutions that help 'capture, collect, recover and reprocess' marine plastic waste
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Plastic pollution – UN launches new global platform
It aims to encourage countries to make new commitments while helping them deliver old ones
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‘Record-breaking’ public support to use tax system to tackle plastic waste
The government's recent call for evidence attracted an 'unprecedented' 162,000 responses
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UK scheme to fight plastic pollution in overseas territories
The Darwin Plus Scheme is inviting applications until 3rd September 2018
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Starbucks pledges to ditch plastic straws globally by 2020
They will be replaced with new lids designed for use without straws and paper or compostable alternatives
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