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An artificial intelligence (AI) model that recognises floating plastics more accurately in satellite images has been developed by a research team from Switzerland and the Netherlands.

The latest draft of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) – which passed its plenary vote in the EU Parliament on Wednesday 22 November – brings further sweeping changes to the proposed legislation, some of which are likely to prove controversial.

Returnable packaging could compete with single-use packaging, finds the Ellen Macarthur Foundation.

An international study has examined plastic pellets from recycling plants in 13 different countries and found the substances.

A group of scientists have warned that plastic removal technologies can be a temporary solution, and called for policy to prioritise regulation and upstream production.

The group of waste pickers highlight the need for a just transition to end plastic pollution for the informal waste management sector.

Aluminium trade bodies support conventional deposit return scheme but eschew digital varieties.

The winners of the IOM3 Sustainable Future Awards 2023 were announced at an awards ceremony on 2 November

A legal challenge is being brought against the UK Government's microplastics policy by the campaign group Fighting Dirty.

The Aldi UK store in Solihull is the first one to trial a food refill system.