The world is beginning to understand the threat of global plastic waste, according to the renowned broadcaster Sir David Attenborough.

Indonesia has become a dumping ground for vast quantities of the world’s unwanted plastic since China banned imports of foreign plastic waste in 2017.

The new technology is expected to reduce our dependency on products made from petrochemicals.

Working with a few fashion friends Rachel Kelly designed patterns for three tote bags and started to put the recycled material to use.

Researchers at the University of Borås in Sweden developed a method to create yarn using waste bread and fungi.

Greenpeace calls for global action over nets, lines and traps that are deadly for marine life.

Rain would repair rather than damage roads if they were made of the tyre-based pavement invented by Israel Antonio Briseño Carmona, a Mexican student and winner of the nation's James Dyson Award.

Cancun is the first Forest City of the new millennium, an open and international city whose development is focused on technological innovation and environmental quality.

About 4.5 trillion cigarette filters are discarded every year, most containing cellulose acetate, a plastic that can take 10 years to biodegrade.

A pair of scottish engineers have created flat pack, origami plant pots designed to be delivered through letter boxes.