Microplastics are accumulating primarily in our waterways. However, a new "fish filter" is now intercepting them right at the source: our washing machines.

From waste product to 3D printing material: leftover milk from dairy farms contains the proteins needed to produce biodegradable plastic.

The sea is full of plastic buoys that never decompose. Could a new design of wooden buoy be the biodegradable solution our oceans need?

Foamed bioplastics present an exciting new development in our fight against plastic waste. But are they a catch-all solution?

New research shows how satellites can be used to detect marine litter from space and create a map of the waste in our oceans.

Water, water everywhere... By now, we know full well that our obsession with bottled water is damaging the planet. But, is it damaging us, too?

Could specially engineered enzymes soon be used to break down our mountains of plastic waste?

With the ocean plastic pandemic getting worse, innovative solutions from across the spectrum are needed.

Modern 3D printing is already well on the way to revolutionising traditional manufacturing processes, but it also has huge potential for sustainable development and humanitarian aid.