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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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...
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. ...
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
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...
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...
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%...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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