What can individuals or organisations do to reduce microplastic pollution?

• Wash synthetic clothes less often or use microfibre filters.

• Drive less to reduce tyre wear.

• Choose durable, recycled plastic products instead of single-use or short-life materials.

• Support the circular economy by buying products made from recycled plastic.

Every British Recycled Plastic product — from a school bench to a garden planter — helps keep waste in use, not in nature, and prevents new microplastics from forming.