Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council is set to become the first local authority to ban certain single-use plastics.

Aldi Ireland is removing polystyrene trays from its multi-award winning range of Specially Selected Irish Pizzas.

As a key variable in the fight against climate change, the world’s oceans cannot be a mere afterthought on the global economic and environmental agenda, writes Emma Navarro.

Environment Minister Richard Bruton announced the higher fines today while also encouraging consumers to “self-police” when using plastic products, such as straws, plates or cups.

A Cork secondary school is hoping to become one of the first in Ireland to go plastic-free, as its students look to contribute to a more sustainable future.

In May, retired American naval officer Victor Vescovo dived nearly 10, 927m in a submarine to a point in the Pacific Ocean’s Mariana Trench regarded as the deepest place on Earth.

Researchers from University College Cork have found plastic on the seafloor at depths of more than 2km where even light has never penetrated.

Humans generated 1.8 billion tonnes of solid waste in 2016, including 220 million tonnes of plastic, according to the World Bank.

The world's first dedicated plastic waste to wax factory has opened in Co Laois.

This year’s Irish Examiner Cork City Marathon will mark another step towards a ‘greener’ event, as organisers continue their efforts to reduce the single-use plastics accumulated during the race.

A small community project in Cork that encourages people to pick up three pieces of plastic whenever they visit the coast is fast gaining momentum, writes Rebecca Stiffe.

When I was in my teens and 20 living in Canada I was active with groups who were raising money for various environmental projects.

Luke Rix-Standing chats with wildlife TV presenter Kate Humble about the challenges facing the environment, and finds her in polemical form

The maker of the iconic stout Guinness has announced it is removing plastic from beer packaging.

The industry is happy to shift responsibility onto consumers, but recycling is futile when €200bn is being invested in increasing output, say Lili Fuhr and Jane Patton

One of the most notable marketing success stories — not to mention changes in consumer habits — in recent decades has been the large-scale consumption of bottled water by Irish people, writes Donal Hickey.

Plastics used to be an aesthetics issue, we simply didn’t like the look of rubbish bags blowing around our streets, but now it has become a public health issue.

Why not bring back the glass milk bottle?

Plans to build a new plastics factory in Skibbereen in Cork is facing fierce opposed from local campaigners.

It seems new action to tackle plastic pollution is announced every week, from the 5p plastic bag charge to governments debating a tax on plastic packaging, writes Elizabeth Kirk.

Ellie O’Byrne has lunch at UCC’s Bio Green Café, where there are no single-use plastic utensils or plastic packaging.

Seal Rescue Ireland’s innovative way to remove plastics from the sea is a step-up in their conservancy work, writes Amy Lewis

They’ve spelled it out loud and clear: ‘Love your beach’.

20% of plastics in Ireland are still ending up in landfill or incineration.

Our beautiful seas are being destroyed by plastic waste. As many as five trillion plastic bags are used worldwide every year.