Environmental charity Greenpeace has released data following a nine-month study carried out across 42 countries - as it emerges that a truckload of plastic is dumped in the sea every MINUTE.

Colorado State University chemists have discovered a new polymer that can be infinitely recycled without intensive procedures in a laboratory or using toxic chemicals.

UK startup Recycling Technologies uses a mass producible, transportable machine located at waste and recycling sites to convert plastic back into its oil form - called Plaxx.

One Canadian small business is using clean technology to turn carbon-packed food waste into biodegradable plastic.

Researchers at the University of Alicante have developed a procedure that removes printed ink on plastic films used in flexible packaging getting a product free from ink and suitable for recycling.

Nøddebazarens organic retail nuts are wrapped in a Repaq cellulose based film and a Cradle-to-Cradle cardboard box from KLS Pure Print.

Repaq protects the dog food against UV radiation and the migration of mineral oil.

The European parliament has voted overwhelmingly in favour of banning single-use plastic products.

Traditionally, plastic recycling processes involve using a lot of water. Ak Inovex from Mexico developed a technology that doesn't require liquids, and has the capacity to process materials such as styrofoam, polystyrene and ABS.

From packaging made out of organic waste to nano-engineering, the winners of the $2 million New Plastics Economy Innovation Prize provide real answers to the plastic problem.