The Mediterranean coast faces rising microplastic contamination as researchers trace pollution to waste processing, runoff, and record rainfall.

Parts of the shipping industry are partnering with environmental scientists to monitor ocean plastic pollution.

New EU packaging regulations will come into force this week which set EU-wide limits on PFAS, or "forever chemicals", in food-contact packaging and set targets to cut the bloc's waste, especially of oil-derived plastics.

Companies that manufacture, use, or transport nurdles must report spills and will be required to develop plans to limit them in storm runoff.