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Latest news: Synthetic and Plastic

War on waste: more single-use plastics banished

War on waste: more single-use plastics banished

An all-out plastics crackdown forcing businesses to use environmentally friendly alternatives is being rolled out to stem a massive rubbish problem.

'Enraged': no plastic treaty as talks end without deal

'Enraged': no plastic treaty as talks end without deal

'Enraged': no plastic treaty as talks end without deal

'Enraged': no plastic treaty as talks end without deal

Delegates are angry and disappointed after negotiators working on a historic treaty to address plastic pollution failed to reach an agreement in Geneva.

Plastic-eating enzymes to transform fashion, packaging

Plastic-eating enzymes to transform fashion, packaging

Plastic-eating enzymes to transform fashion, packaging

Plastic-eating enzymes to transform fashion, packaging

An Aussie startup is developing plastic-eating enzymes in a breakthrough for "infinitely recycling" fashion and bottles that would otherwise end up in landfill.

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'Kicking the can down the road' on packaging reforms

'Kicking the can down the road' on packaging reforms

The plastic waste crisis is set to continue after the federal government failed to lock in a responsibility scheme, to the frustration of an emerging industry.

Wrapped up: supermarkets charge more for unpackaged veg

Wrapped up: supermarkets charge more for unpackaged veg

Supermarkets are fuelling Australia's plastic pollution by charging more for loose fruit and vegetables than those that are plastic-wrapped, a review as found.

Drinking water chemical limits hard to swallow for some

Drinking water chemical limits hard to swallow for some

Guidelines for potential cancer-causing chemicals allowed in Australian drinking water have been released, with at least one region failing to meet them.

Reusable cups and balloon rules floated to bin plastics

Reusable cups and balloon rules floated to bin plastics

The NSW government is seeking feedback on a plastics crackdown that would force some businesses to use less-polluting alternatives.

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Recycling idea gave Indigenous communities plastic hope

Recycling idea gave Indigenous communities plastic hope

Recycling idea gave Indigenous communities plastic hope

Recycling idea gave Indigenous communities plastic hope

A recycling system for plastics recovered from waterways that offered Indigenous rangers jobs cleaning up country over-promised and under-delivered.

Rubbish reveals Australian habits, fads and stories

Rubbish reveals Australian habits, fads and stories

Rubbish reveals Australian habits, fads and stories

Rubbish reveals Australian habits, fads and stories

As vapes make up a growing portion of litter and the prominence of face masks diminishes, Australia's rubbish reveals a lot about the ways locals behave.

Plastic makes up the majority of Aussie marine litter

Plastic makes up the majority of Aussie marine litter

Plastic makes up the majority of Aussie marine litter

Plastic makes up the majority of Aussie marine litter

Plastic made up 79 per cent of the rubbish collected from Australia’s urban rivers, bays and beaches over the past three years, conservationists say.

Plastic tax could fix growing 'tsunami of waste': study

Plastic tax could fix growing 'tsunami of waste': study

Plastic tax could fix growing 'tsunami of waste': study

Plastic tax could fix growing 'tsunami of waste': study

A European-style tax on businesses that import or manufacture plastic could solve Australia's waste problem while also raising billions, researchers say.

'Crucial' research funding to end plastics, cut methane

'Crucial' research funding to end plastics, cut methane

'Crucial' research funding to end plastics, cut methane

'Crucial' research funding to end plastics, cut methane

Almost $130 million in federal grants to end widespread use of plastics and cut methane emissions in farming are part of a push for a less harmful economy.

Bottom-up approach to flush wet wipes from landfill

Bottom-up approach to flush wet wipes from landfill

Bottom-up approach to flush wet wipes from landfill

Bottom-up approach to flush wet wipes from landfill

Aussie mums, dads and bubs can mark World Toilet Day with the first genuinely flushable wet wipes that are plastic-free and save on landfill.

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