Plastic pollution

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FIFA will allow plastic water bottles at World Cup after backlash to ban

Digital Desk - Jun 7, 2026

FIFA has again amended its water bottle policy for the upcoming World Cup in North America, allowing fans to bring in one sealed, disposable...

EUROPE

Spain probes contamination of beaches after plastic pellets spilled from ship

Digital Desk - Jan 9, 2024

Countless tiny plastic pellets are washing up on the shores of northern Spain and local authorities have declared an environmental emergency after a shipping...

ENVIRONMENT

Plastic pollution an unfolding catastrophe, says David Attenborough

Digital Desk - May 14, 2019

Plastic pollution is an “unfolding catastrophe” that we “ignore at our peril”, David Attenborough has warned as it emerged a bag and sweet wrappers...