Plastic

Toxic fire from US recycling plant could burn for days. Video, 00:00:59
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US & Canada
Posted
13 April 2023
Rowers find record levels of ocean microplastics. Video, 00:01:16
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Hampshire & Isle of Wight
Posted
29 March 2023
5 Live Science Podcast. The High Seas Treaty. Audio, 53 minutes
Science news and we dive into the plan to protect 30% of the world’s oceans by 2030.
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BBC Radio 5 Live
Available for over a year
Seafront sculpture aims to cut plastic pollution
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Tyne & Wear
Posted
25 March 2023
The Big Green Money Show. Planet-friendly periods. Audio, 35 minutes
Deborah and Fliss have a full and frank conversation about eco-friendly period products.
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BBC Radio 5 Live
Available for over a year
Oceans littered with 171 trillion plastic pieces
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Science & Environment
Posted
8 March 2023
Litter-picking gear made from old face masks
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Gloucestershire
Posted
4 March 2023
Decades-old plastics pulled from the sea. Video, 00:01:29
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Humberside
Posted
26 January 2023
'I'm working hard to reduce single-use plastic' Video, 00:01:48
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Hampshire & Isle of Wight
Posted
26 January 2023
Glass bottles excluded from deposit return plans
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Science & Environment
Posted
20 January 2023
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424
Refundable fee on bottles to boost recycling rates
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Wales
Posted
20 January 2023
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377
The man who first discovered plastic in the ocean. Video, 00:03:14
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Stories
Posted
15 January 2023
Takeaways face plastic ban in October
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Science & Environment
Posted
14 January 2023
Wet wipes blamed for half of sewer blockages
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Leeds & West Yorkshire
Posted
12 January 2023
Single-use plastic cutlery and plates to be banned
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Business
Posted
9 January 2023
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2922
Witness History. Plastics in oceans. Audio, 9 minutes
In 1971 Edward Carpenter discovered plastic floating about in the Atlantic Ocean
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
Four tips for better recycling at Christmas
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Science & Environment
Posted
23 December 2022
Plastics ban 'may not be fully enforced until 2026'
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Wales politics
Posted
15 December 2022
UK plastic-alternative maker wins Earthshot Prize
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Business
Posted
2 December 2022
Flooded waste water plant filters wash up on beach
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Scotland
Posted
24 November 2022
Waste from across world found on remote British island
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Science & Environment
Posted
16 November 2022
'Recycling rangers' aim to make school plastic-free
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Stoke & Staffordshire
Posted
15 November 2022
Arts & Ideas. Plastic and Clay. Audio, 44 minutes
The extraordinary uses of two contrasting materials.
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
Island seabirds feeding chicks plastic and glitter
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Wales
Posted
5 November 2022