Plastic Archives - Positive News Good journalism about good things Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:25:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.positive.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-P.N_Icon_Navy-150x150.png Plastic Archives - Positive News 32 32 ‘In Romania now, you don’t see a bottle anywhere’ https://www.positive.news/economics/romanias-recycling-revolution-lifts-off/ Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:03:40 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=569242 A deposit return scheme for drink bottles and cans in Romania has ‘made the impossible possible’

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]]> Can wild swimming unite communities against single-use plastics? https://www.positive.news/society/can-wild-swimming-unite-communities-single-use-plastics/ Sat, 14 Feb 2026 08:00:28 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=566914 Swimmers, councils, brands and campaigners are beginning to align around a shared goal – cutting single-use plastic at source

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]]> What went right this week: kicking the plastic habit, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-49-of-2025/ Fri, 05 Dec 2025 05:00:32 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=555530 A roadmap for ending plastic pollution, Antarctica’s shrinking ozone hole, and London’s falling crime rate, plus more

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]]> What went right this week: quiet healthcare ‘revolutions’, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-36-of-2025/ Fri, 05 Sep 2025 05:40:22 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=541988 Medical advances, Mexico’s resurgent jaguars, and Scotland’s ‘overwhelmingly positive’ four-day week trial, plus more good news

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]]> What went right this week: closing the net on ocean plunderers, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-32-of-2025/ Fri, 08 Aug 2025 05:37:29 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=539267 World’s marine reserves are ‘working’, renewables united rival superpowers, and music was shown to slow ageing, plus more

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]]> Plastic with a past: traceable pots made from reclaimed fishing nets
 https://www.positive.news/society/plastic-with-a-past-traceable-pots-made-from-reclaimed-fishing-nets/ Tue, 29 Jul 2025 07:00:20 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=537754 Discarded fishing gear is getting a second life as elegant, origami-inspired planters – thanks to a Scottish design startup

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]]> Spore and peace: fungi power a quiet revolution in nappy waste https://www.positive.news/society/spore-and-peace-fungi-power-a-quiet-revolution-in-nappy-waste/ Tue, 08 Jul 2025 07:00:48 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=536094 A US-based biotech firm has developed a plastic-eating fungi, offering an eco-friendly solution to tackle the global nappy waste crisis

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]]> Has plastic pollution reached its tipping point? https://www.positive.news/society/has-plastic-pollution-reached-its-tipping-point/ Wed, 06 Nov 2024 13:49:34 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=499690 As the UN prepares to sign a major treaty on plastic pollution, are we on the brink of unstoppable positive change?

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]]> The great plastic culture shift: 3 ways we’ve fallen out of love with plastic https://www.positive.news/society/3-ways-we-have-fallen-out-of-love-with-plastic/ Mon, 02 Oct 2023 10:28:20 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=451104 There remains a long way to go, but habits around plastic use have changed markedly in recent years

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]]> What went right this week: a roadmap for slashing plastic waste, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-20-of-2023/ Thu, 18 May 2023 17:11:41 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=434310 The world got a roadmap for quitting plastic, England’s ‘motor city’ went green, and Vogue printed a braille edition, plus more

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