/environment/ en /environment/news/list/2025/09/02/south-australia-paving-the-way-to-reduce-plastic-pollution South Australia has become the first place in the world to ban single-use plastic soy sauce containers, marking a major step in the fight against plastic pollution. Dr Nina Wootton, Environment Institute member, welcomed the move, highlighting the dangers of “convenience packaging” that is too small to recycle effectively. She hops other Australian states will adopt similar bans, positioning South Australia as a global leader in tackling single-use plastics. September 02 2025 Marilia Jean Belperio /environment/news/list/2025/09/02/south-australia-paving-the-way-to-reduce-plastic-pollution /environment/news/list/2023/07/17/humanitys-signature-study-finds-plastic-pollution-in-the-worlds-lakes-can-be A world-first study has found concentrations of plastics in some lakes are higher than in the most contaminated parts of oceans, demonstrating the extent to which plastics have invaded Earth’s ecosystems. July 17 2023 Belinda Gosden /environment/news/list/2023/07/17/humanitys-signature-study-finds-plastic-pollution-in-the-worlds-lakes-can-be /environment/news/list/2022/08/03/fishing-for-data-on-plastics The problem of plastics in our oceans and their potential impact on people, plants, animals and entire ecosystems was front and centre at the recent United Nations Ocean Conference in Portugal. August 03 2022 Belinda Gosden /environment/news/list/2022/08/03/fishing-for-data-on-plastics /environment/news/list/2021/03/30/event-join-us-at-pints-of-ideas-to-discuss-the-plastic-pollution-problem-and March 30 2021 a1223082 /environment/news/list/2021/03/30/event-join-us-at-pints-of-ideas-to-discuss-the-plastic-pollution-problem-and