The sale of single-use plastic tableware and certain takeaway containers will be prohibited in England starting this autumn, the UK government has announced. More about England bans single-use plastic plates and cutlery to limit "devastating" pollution
World leaders from 175 countries have agreed to draw up a legally binding UN treaty that will regulate plastic production and pollution on an international scale for the first time. More about UN gives green light to "historic" global treaty to end plastic waste
The Waste Age exhibition, which opens today at London's Design Museum, explores how design has contributed to the rise of throwaway culture and how the industry can help to create an alternative circular economy that doesn't exploit the planet. More about Waste crisis a "design-made mess" says Design Museum show curator
Italian designer Tobia Zambotti has used discarded single-use masks as the stuffing for a sofa to call attention to the amount of plastic waste being generated as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. More about Tobia Zambotti stuffs Couch-19 with more than 10,000 used face masks
New York artist Hugo McCloud has created a series of artworks that contain no paint or glue, only thousands of small plastic pieces cut from single-use bags and melted together to form a motif. More about Hugo McCloud’s artworks use plastic bags instead of paint
For the third consecutive year, an audit by environmental initiative Break Free From Plastic has found The Coca-Cola Company, PepsiCo and Nestlé to be the companies creating the most plastic pollution. More about Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Nestlé named world's worst plastic polluters for third year running
Barcelona's city council has announced its plans to transform one in three streets in its Eixample district into green, car-free public spaces to tackle air pollution. More about Barcelona to convert a third of central streets into car-free green spaces
A patent-pending technology designed by British startup The Tyre Collective to capture the unseen synthetic rubber particles expelled by car tyres has been awarded this year's UK national James Dyson Award. More about The Tyre Collective develops car-mounted device to capture microplastic emissions from tyres
Sushi wrapped in shopping bags and beer frothing with styrofoam bubbles are among the unappetising images in Sweet Sneak Studio's Microplastic Photo Series that explore the impacts of plastic pollution. More about Sweet Sneak Studio's photo series puts focus on microplastics in the food chain
Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde has covered advertising billboards in Monterrey, Mexico in an air-purifying resin that can eat up the city's smog. More about Daan Roosegaarde and design students create a "smog-eating billboard" in Mexico
London pop-up store Pass on Plastic was decorated floor to ceiling with wallpaper depicting plastic waste to serve as a visual reminder to consumers of the growing problem of ocean plastic. More about Shed prints plastic pollution on walls to highlight the problem of ocean waste
Adult video website Pornhub has filmed a movie on a litter-filled beach to raise money to remove plastic from the world's oceans. More about Pornhub launches Dirtiest Porn Ever campaign to clean up the world's oceans
With environmental issues such as climate change and plastic pollution dominating the headlines, what are design brands doing to help the planet? From Kvadrat to Emeco, we've selected eight companies doing their bit to promote sustainability. More about Eight design brands leading the way in sustainability
UK transport operator Go-Ahead has launched a bus with a rooftop filter that removes air pollution as it travels. More about Air-filtering bus takes to the streets in the UK
Visitors to Somerset House in London have been experiencing the air pollution of different global cities, inside a series of domes created by artist Michael Pinsky. More about Pollution-filled domes installed at London's Somerset House
A mossy "living wall" with the pollution-absorbing power equivalent to hundreds of trees has been installed in London's Piccadilly Circus in a bid to combat the city's unsafe air quality levels. More about Moss-covered CityTree bench designed to combat urban pollution
Germany is to make public transport cost-free in five cities, as the government attempts to meet pollution targets set by the EU. More about Germany to trial free public transport in bid to cut pollution
Eco-minded designers have admitted to feeling guilty about creating products that help deplete resources and cause pollution at our Good Design for a Bad World talks in Eindhoven. More about "Should we feel guilty for causing pollution? Oh yeah!" admit green designers
Daan Roosegaarde has called on designers to shift focus away from designing luxury items and instead to tackle the problems facing the world such as pollution. More about Good design is about clean air and water, not a Louis Vuitton bag, says Daan Roosegaarde
Dutch designer Kelly Gijsen has collaborated with startup company Graviky Labs to create a range of scarves that are patterned with ink made from carbon emissions. More about Kelly Gijsen patterns cotton scarves using ink made from pollution