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As delegates from more than 170 countries meet in Geneva to try to hammer out a global treaty on plastic pollution – a crisis most visible in our waste-strewn oceans – the UK faces its own reckoning.

We all want to do our bit to recycle more and reduce waste. In fact, there’s even a term that describes the act of putting items into your kerbside recycling in the hope that they will get recycled: ...

In Oregon, we have been throwing away too much rigid plastic. And the state is going to take it out on manufacturers that supply us with the stuff we buy. If that seems unfair to you, as it should, ...