Misleading Recycling Claims: The Greenwashing Tactics of Bottled Water Companies
The average European drinks 118 litres of bottled water each year, 97% of which are in plastic bottles, a well-recognised source of...
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Mark Johnston
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Alexandra Straton
Aug 25, 20222 min read
Sachets – The Big Problem in a Few Words
Sachets are small, single-use sealed plastic pouches that contain one portion of a product. The developing world has seen an explosion of...
George
Jul 21, 20222 min read
The Human Cost of Plastic Bottles
Clean water is not just about how much you drink...
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...
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