Stopping Ocean Plastics Report
Currently there are no effective tools available to collect and clean up the accumulation of plastics and micro plastics once […]
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The Earth Champions Foundation Ocean Certification
The Earth Champions Foundation’s mission is to “find local environmental heroes to achieve global impact”. It conducted Earth Champion Discovery […]
Co-op to switch own-brand water to 50% recycled plastic bottles
The Co-op supermarket plans to switch all of its own-brand water to 50% recycled plastic bottles in a move it […]
McDonald’s says it will phase out plastic straws from all UK restaurants
McDonald’s has become the latest restaurant chain to say it will phase out plastic straws from its UK restaurants. The […]
Bottle and can deposit return scheme could cost £1bn, say UK retailers
Major supermarkets express support for government’s plan but key issues, including who would pay for it, remain unclear. The UK retail […]
Plastic bottle tax: 22p return scheme to protect oceans from tide of waste
A tax of up to 22p could be added to plastic bottles to prevent the tide of rubbish flowing into […]
Ocean plastic could triple in decade
The amount of plastic in the ocean is set to triple in a decade unless litter is curbed, a major […]
Plastic packaging a ‘policy failure’, claims Sainsbury’s boss
Sainsbury’s CEO Mike Coupe makes it clear that it is difficult for retailers to switch from plastics to biodegradable and […]
Great Pacific Garbage Patch now contains 1.8 trillion pieces of plastic
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch now contains 1.8 trillion pieces of plastic, 16 times higher than previous estimates, experts have […]
Manchester “to be plastic free by 2020”
Greater Manchester is aiming to become the first UK city region to ditch single-use plastics. To read more, follow the […]