Plastic pollution: Could a year's waste circle the Earth four times?

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How far does our plastic waste stretch? Could a year's global plastic waste circle the Earth four times over?

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How recyclable is your food shop? Research suggests almost half of packaging used by major UK supermarkets can't be easily recycled.

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UK plastic waste ends up in Malaysia At a recently closed recycling plant in Malaysia, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall finds piles of abandoned UK plastics.

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Synchronised swimmers battle plastic Kate Shortman and Isabelle Thorpe performed their World Championship routine in a pool full of plastic waste.

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How can takeaways cut plastic use? A project in Bristol is trying to help takeaways solve their plastic container problem.

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How disposable nappies can be recycled Each year billions end up in landfill, but engineers have come up with a way to recover the plastic and other materials inside them.

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The women leading Asia’s zero-waste movement China, Indonesia and Vietnam are among the worst polluters for plastic waste being dumped in the ocean. Meet the women in those countries trying to change that.

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