Plastics

Meadhbh Bolger from Friends of the Earth Europe played a key role in pushing for new EU legislation on single-use plastics. She tells Celeste Hicks about the new law.

Plastic is almost inescapable. Asking people to avoid plastic just isn’t realistic unless we get tough on the companies producing it.

Friends of the Earth’s Emma Priestland recently travelled to Indonesia to research plastic pollution. She was horrified at what she found.

“It’s a harsh change of tone that may see Sky’s Ocean Rescue campaign to clear plastic pollution from our oceans ditched from the team jersey in favour of Ineos"

Microplastics have been found in the highest mountains, the deepest oceans and now in Britain's most iconic and remote rivers and lakes.

MPs urged to back new legislation to end scourge of plastic pollution

Charlie Gilpin and his friend Will Hearle from Lambeth Friends of the Earth local group decided to do our plastic timer challenge. They're amazed at the lengths they have to go to.

Nearly nine in ten (89%) support new law to significantly reduce plastic waste and pollution within 25 years

Little progress in boosting recycling or reducing waste