Plastic Pollution

Discarded plastic food packaging, including crisp packets and sweet wrappers, has been identified as the most common form of litter…

The Marine Conservation Society is encouraging people across the UK to take part in the new Source to Sea Litter Pick from 16-31 May 2026

There are some weird and scary-looking fish down there in the dark that you definitely don't want to bump into on a Halloween night dive...

The Marine Conservation Society's 2025 Great British Beach Clean highlights just how long plastic litter can persist in the world's oceans

The Great British Beach Clean returns for 2025 with an urgent call for the public to take more responsibility for beach litter

MCS reports that its 2024 Great British Beach Clean turned up some weird - but not particularly wonderful - items on the UKs beaches.

A new study by has found alarming levels of PFAS 'forever chemicals' discharged through sewage into a highly protected marine area.

The MCS beach clean programme has recorded an average 80 per cent drop in plastic bags found washed up on UK beaches since 2015

PADI seeks to have its PADI AWARE Dive Against Debris initiative adopted into the forthcoming Global Plastic Treaty

New study has uncovered fibreglass particles in oysters and mussels leading to worries over environmental and health implications.

A video has emerged showing a sperm whale entangled in rubbish swimming up to a group of divers and asking them for help.

A win in the fight against plastic pollution as the UK Government announces a ban on the manufacture and sale of wet wipes containing plastic

The Marine Conservation Society's annual State of our Beaches report, highlights the urgent need to reduce single-use plastic

Every time we wash our clothes, plastic microfibres enter the water supply - washing machine filters would minimise the amount.

With Plastic Free July around the corner, an Ocean Conservancy report targets 5 of the worst-polluting plastic items for immediate elimination

The Ocean Conservancy is calling on the United Nations to implement better measures to protect the marine environment from ghost gear

Blue whales could be ingesting up to 10 million pieces of microplastic every day, according to a study published in Nature Communications.

Common Seas is urging the UK Government has been to fund research into the human health impact of plastic pollution in blood

The UK government has announced that a Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) for drinks containers will be introduced in 2025.

The Marine Conservation Society it is taking legal action against the UK Government’s DEFRA over the pumping of sewage into UK waters

The MCS 2022 Great British Beach Clean results have been published, demonstrating a clear need for a bottle deposit return scheme

Win a pair of tickets to the showing of your choice for the UK leg of this year's Ocean Film Festival World Tour this autumn

The Marine Conservation Society’s annual Great British Beach Clean is returning for 2022, set to run this year from 16 - 25 September

Competition - win a fantastic and sustainable PADI limited edition eagle ray print rash vest made from recycled ocean plastic!

The Ocean Film Festival World Tour is bringing a new collection of the world’s best ocean-themed films to venues around the UK this autumn

The United Nations has signed an agreement with the Egyptian Government to turn Sharm El Sheikh into a green city within the next 6 years

Professor Steve Fletcher, director of the Global Plastics Policy Centre at the University of Portsmouth, offers some insight into the…

The Egyptian Chamber of Diving and Watersports has announced that the South Sinai governorate is to implement a ban on single-use plastic

Egypt's Red Sea Governorate has issued a decree banning all single-use plastics, according to a statement by HEPCA