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...
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Samuel Ehrenstein
Jun 293 min read
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...
Matthew Clark
Jun 143 min read
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...
Sarah Edwards
May 213 min read
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...
Stuart Pike
May 153 min read
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
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.
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...
Merryn Trevitt
Feb 153 min read
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
Reinventing Glass
The huge glass packaging industry could make a big impact in the transition to sustainable packaging systems. Glass packaging is a major...
Helen Sou
Nov 14, 20233 min read
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
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
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
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
Chemical Recycling
Plastic waste is mostly recycled mechanically – shredded, melted and shaped into new products. The UN has stated: 'chemical recycling...
Nabi Amlani
May 27, 20233 min read
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
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 Trade
The world produces two billion tonnes of waste per year. Most solid plastic waste is produced in the Global North, which includes...
Anonymous
Feb 16, 20233 min read
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
'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
The Human Cost of Plastic Bottles
Clean water is not just about how much you drink...
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