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Jul 63 min read

A Story for Plastic Free July

“If you really believe in something you can make it happen and it’s okay to make it up as you go along.”* Back in 2016, Dan Webb thought...

The Future Is Returnable – A Circular Economy for Plastic Cups

Samuel Ehrenstein

Jun 293 min read

Lifestyle

The Future Is Returnable – A Circular Economy for Plastic Cups

The WWF-UK reports that in the UK alone we use between 2.5 billion and 5 billion disposable coffee cups every year. The UK government...

Making Reuse a Reality: A systems approach to tackling single-use plastic pollution

Matthew Clark

Jun 143 min read

Waste

Making Reuse a Reality: A systems approach to tackling single-use plastic pollution

Environmental and economic arguments for reuse Too often conflated with recycling, reuse involves multiple circulations of reusable...

Plastics Recycling: More Problem Than Solution?

Sarah Edwards

May 213 min read

Waste

Plastics Recycling: More Problem Than Solution?

A recent study by the University of Strathclyde reveals that alarming amounts of microplastics are being produced by an unnamed plastics...

The Global Food Waste Failure: Examining the Role of Throwaway Plastic Packaging

Stuart Pike

May 153 min read

Waste

The Global Food Waste Failure: Examining the Role of Throwaway Plastic Packaging

With 49 million tonnes of plastic consumed annually across Europe in packaging alone, our appetite for plastic grows ever more ravenous. ...

Kimberley Blythe

May 133 min read

Corporate

How the Plastics Industry Deceived Us

‘The Fraud of Plastic Recycling’ reveals plastic producers have known for decades that plastic recycling is not a real solution.

Small Town Explosion: What Really Happened in East Palestine?

Sophie Barnett

Apr 153 min read

Pollution

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...

Soft Plastic Take-back Schemes: Are They a Real solution?

Merryn Trevitt

Feb 153 min read

Waste

Soft Plastic Take-back Schemes: Are They a Real solution?

‘Soft plastics’ are a category of plastic waste that includes things like clear film, crisp packets, fruit bags, food pouches and biscuit...

Anna Wood

Feb 143 min read

Waste

Reinventing Glass

The huge glass packaging industry could make a big impact in the transition to sustainable packaging systems. Glass packaging is a major...

Plastic Waste is Killing Marine Biodiversity

Helen Sou

Nov 14, 20233 min read

Pollution

Plastic Waste is Killing Marine Biodiversity

Poisoning. Dismemberment. Disease. It sounds like a horror film in the making. But this is the reality faced by many beneath the ocean’s sur

Oscar Mackay

Sep 3, 20233 min read

Waste

The Recycling Debate

Is recycling too successful? While this may seem almost oxymoronic, some environmentalists think it is the case. Following the...

Alexandra Straton

Jul 30, 20233 min read

Waste

Bio-plastics: Confusion and Complexity

Biodegradability is a complex issue. Unknown and unclear terms are used in misleading ways. We have all heard the buzzwords around...

Ed Bedford

Jul 30, 20233 min read

Waste

Can You Really Compost Plastics?

Many objects describe themselves as being recyclable or compostable. For example, take-away coffee cups, which at first sight seem to...

Karen Flanagan

Jul 26, 20233 min read

Waste

Chemical Recycling

Plastic waste is mostly recycled mechanically – shredded, melted and shaped into new products. The UN has stated: 'chemical recycling...

How Does Plastic Packaging Affect the Environment?

Nabi Amlani

May 27, 20233 min read

Waste

How Does Plastic Packaging Affect the Environment?

Since its conception in 1907 by Belgian Chemist Leo Baekeland, plastic has played a significant role in shaping how modern society is...

Eleanor Bateman

May 26, 20233 min read

Waste

Plastics and the Energy Crisis

The energy crisis has caused bills to rise globally and has forced many into poverty. The issue was worsened by Russia’s invasion of...

Alexandra Straton

Mar 5, 20234 min read

Waste

Waste Trade

The world produces two billion tonnes of waste per year. Most solid plastic waste is produced in the Global North, which includes...

Energy Crisis – Help or Hindrance to Zero Waste?

Anonymous

Feb 16, 20233 min read

Climate

Energy Crisis – Help or Hindrance to Zero Waste?

The Russian invasion of Ukraine revealed the UK and Europe’s heavy dependence on fossil fuels. In 2020, imports from Russia made up 39%...

Sophie Jones-Tinsley

Jan 28, 20233 min read

Waste

'A World Without Waste'... Just to Save Face? – The Need for Brand Audits

One might think that Coca-Cola’s slogan 'A World without Waste' represents a truly green company trying hard to cut pollution, especially...

George

Jul 21, 20222 min read

Health

The Human Cost of Plastic Bottles

Clean water is not just about how much you drink...

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