The Global Fight Against Plastic Pollution
Every day, we’re surrounded by plastic—it's in our homes, streets, and oceans. The global community has recognized the need for a change,...
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Sean Thomson
May 203 min read
How Microplastics Are Infiltrating the Food You Eat
Increasingly microplastics are finding their way into our wastewater, and whilst the fact that this may lead to plastics in our oceans is...
Sophie Barnett
Apr 153 min read
Small Town Explosion: What Really Happened in East Palestine?
It was over one year ago that a train in East Palestine, Ohio derailed and caused an explosion, waking residents in the small town. The...
aliscottwriter
Feb 153 min read
A Sustainable World: Making the Transition to Reusable Packaging
There can be no doubt that plastic places an enormous burden on our planet. Plastic pollution damages habitats and ecosystems, reducing...
Daniel Grove
Oct 7, 20233 min read
Carbon Capture Technologies Cannot Solve the Climate Crisis
With carbon capture technologies increasingly touted by global leaders, we are placing undue faith in technology that cannot save us?...
Oscar Mackay
Aug 14, 20232 min read
First Steps Agreed on Plastics Treaty After Breakthrough at Paris Talks
Described as the most important green deal since the Paris Accords, 180 nations have taken key steps towards agreeing a legally binding...
James Harrison
May 28, 20232 min read
Cut the Takeaways and Stop Smoking – Five Key Points From a Review of Plastic Policy in Switzerland
Despite its 'pristine' public image, Switzerland’s environmental record turns out to have more holes than one of its famous cheeses....
James Harrison
May 28, 20232 min read
‘Laggard to Leader’ – Lessons From a Review of Swiss Plastic Policy
Think Switzerland and many will recall the Von Trapps gambolling across alpine hills to freedom and Broadway history. But movie buffs...
Karen Flanagan
Apr 29, 20233 min read
The UN Global Plastics Treaty
'Plastic pollution has grown into an epidemic. With today’s resolution we are officially on track for a cure.' Espen Barth Eide, Minister...
Samin Ghiasi
Apr 11, 20232 min read
Groundbreaking Law to Reduce Plastic Pollution From Washing Machines
France recently passed a groundbreaking law requiring all new washing machines sold in France to have filters that capture plastic...
David Evans
Jan 24, 20233 min read
BANNED: Plastic Cutlery and Plates
GOOD NEWS: The government announced its own New Year’s Resolution in the first week of January: the banning of single-use plastic cutlery...
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