Dutch non-profit The Ocean Cleanup has launched the Interceptor, an autonomous system for collecting plastic pollution from rivers before it reaches the sea. More about The Ocean Cleanup launches system to catch plastic waste in rivers
French designer Dorian Renard has applied traditional glassblowing techniques to a series of plastic furniture and sculptural pieces, in a bid to present the maligned material in a new light. More about Dorian Renard blows plastic like glass for a collection that reconsiders the material's value
Amsterdam-based Studio Drift has created an installation of 3,000 blue blocks, which each represent the plastic used to make an individual supermarket bag, at the Van Abbemuseum for Dutch Design Week. More about Studio Drift reduces plastic bags into blocks for Materialism installation
The UK government has called for experts to help it develop standards for bioplastics and biodegradable plastics, amid rising concern over greenwashing. More about UK government moves to end "vague and misleading" bioplastic terminology
University of Sussex graduate Lucy Hughes used fish waste to create MarinaTex, a compostable alternative to single-use plastic that has won her this year's UK James Dyson Award. More about Fish scale bioplastic wins UK James Dyson Award for student design
Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs talked to design gallerist Rossana Orlandi about her Guiltless Plastic initiative in a discussion hosted by Istituto Marangoni London. More about Watch our talk with Rossana Orlandi from Istituto Marangoni London
Industrial design studio PriestmanGoode swaps single-use plastic for ground coffee beans and rice husk in its overhaul of throwaway cabin service goods from meal trays to toiletries. More about PriestmanGoode shakes up air travel to eliminate single-use plastic
Sam Jacob has reimagined a famous Eames textile for his London Design Festival installation Sea Things, to highlight the threat ocean plastic poses to marine life. More about Sam Jacob looks to a future when ocean plastic outnumbers fish
Corn husks, wool and yoghurt pots are some of the materials used in a series of experimental spectacles by British eyewear brand Cubitts. More about Cubitts makes Redux glasses from waste materials including human hair and potatoes
Dutch non-profit The Ocean Cleanup plans to burn some of the plastic it collects from the Pacific Ocean, Dezeen has learned. Designers and environmentalists say the move "makes no sense". More about Plastic collected by The Ocean Cleanup will be burned to generate electricity
Eliminating plastic from the seas is not possible and instead new materials need to be developed to replace plastic, according to the founder of Parley for the Oceans. More about "I don't believe we're going to clean up the oceans" says Parley for the Oceans founder Cyrill Gutsch
Rome is trialling a scheme where people can recycle plastic bottles in return for free rides on the city's public transport system. More about Bottle recycling scheme in Rome exchanges plastic waste for metro rides
Gina Périer and Alexander Egebjerg have designed an industrial-standard female toilet for festivals and outdoor events that allows people to pee sitting down quickly and safely. More about Lapee female urinal designed to reduce festival loo queues
Italian fashion brand Prada has launched six bags made from regenerated nylon, as the first stage in its plan to phase out virgin nylon in the next two years called the ReNylon project. More about Prada to phase out virgin nylon in its "emblematic" bags by 2021
A floating device employed by The Ocean Cleanup project has been upgraded and returned to sea in a second attempt to catch the plastic waste circulating in the Pacific Ocean. More about The Ocean Cleanup redeployed to tackle Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Ethical creative agency Nice and Serious has developed an online platform that directs Londoners to their closest zero-waste shops and offers tips on how to reduce your reliance on plastics. More about Useless is a digital directory for London's zero-waste shops
London studio Pearson Lloyd has unveiled a family of mono-shell seats that are designed to be as simple as possible without losing sturdiness. More about Pearson Lloyd uses as little material as possible on Kin chair collection
This week on Dezeen, the impact of plastic on the environment was yet again a talking point, as the London Marathon gave out drinks in edible seaweed capsules and a study revealed the truth behind biodegradable bags. More about This week, plastic waste was back in the spotlight
Bags made of supposedly biodegradable plastics remain intact and useable three years after being dropped in the sea or buried underground, researchers have found. More about Biodegradable plastics offer "no advantage" over conventional plastics in reducing ocean pollution
PepsiCo has launched a drinks machine for offices and schools, to give its customers an alternative to using single-use plastic. More about PepsiCo launches SodaStream-style drinks dispenser for refillable bottles