The Ellen MacArthur Foundation and The Prince of Wales’ International Sustainability Unit have launched a $2 million Innovation Prize to prevent plastic waste from entering the oceans.

The Ocean Cleanup project has announced a ‘new design breakthrough’ and that it will be able to begin deployment of its innovative system in Great Pacific Garbage Patch in 2018.

Unilver has developed new technology for recycling plastic sachets taking steps towards a more circular economy for plastic packaging.

Novamont’s MATER-BI bioplastic carrier bags have been shown to be 100 per cent biodegradable in anaerobic digestion plants in Germany, a scientific study has shown.

The biology of a common caterpillar could help unlock the solution to the world’s plastic bag dilemma, researchers at Cambridge University have suggested.

Six materials, including a bioplastic composite paper, a wetsuit made from natural rubber, and packaging made from up-cycled agricultural residuals have been announced as the finalists for Bio-Based Material of the Year 2017.

Veolia has agreed a long-term contract to provide recycled glass to Knauf Insulation, which will be processed at a new £10-million facility.

With European guidance still going through the bureaucratic process and national policy seemingly well down the pecking order, local and regional authorities can take the reins and steer their areas into a more circular way of living.

A behaviour change programme targeting sustainable eating and food waste prevention in London has announced nine boroughs that will be taking part in its initiative over the next two years.

Following updated guidance suggesting black plastic be added to ‘not recycled’ lists, the BBC magazine programme has taken a look at the difficulty in sorting such plastic trays, as well as a potential solution.