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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James Laing & Catarina Pratas
Jun 283 min read
Plastics and Forever Chemicals: How PFAS Damage the Environment and Your Health
Over the last few months, you might have noticed more news stories talking about forever chemicals. But you might not realise the true...
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. ...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
Daniel Grove
Mar 1, 20233 min read
Carbon Offsetting may be Worsening the Climate Crisis
Voluntary carbon offsetting has exploded into an industry worth more than $2bn per year and may grow to $40bn per year by 2030. But does...
Alexandra Burton
Feb 10, 20233 min read
The Real Cost of Your Period
Did you know that one pack of single-use menstrual pads contains the same amount of plastic as 5 carrier bags? When we consider that, on...
Daniel Grove
Jan 23, 20233 min read
Lifestyle Carbon Emissions of the Rich and Famous
The wealthiest 10% of the world’s population are responsible for 50% of lifestyle-based carbon emissions. If they reduced their emissions...
Laura Free
Nov 21, 20223 min read
Is Clothing Made of Recycled Plastic Truly a Good Move, or Just More Greenwashing?
The Situation In recent years, brands such as H&M and Primark have advertised their clothing ranges made from recycled bottles. Brands...
portiabutterworth
Nov 15, 20224 min read
Artificial Grass: Bad News for People and the Planet
First created for large playing fields, artificial grass can now be found in a whole range of businesses, schools, public roof terraces...
Sumana Ahom
Sep 24, 20222 min read
Plastic-free and Sustainable Fashion
Plastic-free and sustainable clothing are big news right now, and for good reason. People are starting to realise the implications of our...
Anne-Sophie
Jul 11, 20222 min read
How Did We Live Before Plastics?
Mass produced plastic has only been around since the 1950s, and yet there is already 7.9 billion tons of plastic in landfill or in the...
George
Jul 11, 20222 min read
Keeping Our Tea Plastic-free
Teabags Use Plastic? We know plastic is hidden in all sorts of surprising things, but teabags take the biscuit. Lots of teabags have...
Emily
Jul 2, 20225 min read
What Would a Flying Free World Look Like?
We can't all live our lives without planes in the sky, but what might we be able to change to have a lower impact? A longer read...
Anne-Sophie/ Emily
Jun 16, 20223 min read
Small Change - Big Impact
World Refill Day was last month, but every day it's about reduce, reuse, refill, repeat. #breakfreefromplastic...
Harry Hazeldean
Jun 16, 20221 min read
Join the Refill Revolution!
#WorldRefillDay is upon us! Today, join the millions of people around the world committing to reduce their single-use plastic consumption...
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