Sarah Bedwell, Author at Plastic Generation

Boots – latest retailer to swap plastic for paper for its carrier bags

June 24, 2019

Health and beauty retailer Boots has announced that it will be replacing its single-use plastic carrier bags with paper ones by 2020. In addition, all its prescription paper bags will now be produced with unbl...

Can you go Plastic-Free this July? Take the Challenge

Sarah Bedwell

June 3, 2019

Environment, Events, Ocean, Packaging

The Plastic Challenge, initiated by the Marine Conservation Society, involves giving up single-use plastics for a single month. In addition, it raises money which goes towards further plastic free initiatives....

Fish that eat plastic – these ones we don’t mind!

Sarah Bedwell

May 17, 2019

Environment, Ocean, Society

Going around on social media is the story of 'Goby The Fish' - a plastic eating fish found on the beach in Malpe, India. But, it's not quite what it first appears to be. Goby The Fish is a beach sculptur...

Plastic found at the bottom of the deepest ocean.

Sarah Bedwell

May 14, 2019

Environment, Ocean

Texan investor Victor Vescovo took his submersible vessel 6.8miles deep into the Mariana Trench and found a plastic bag! The Pacific Ocean's Mariana Trench is the deepest place on Earth. It's deeper than Ev...

Scotland introduces bottle return scheme

Sarah Bedwell

May 14, 2019

Business, Environment, Government, Packaging, Tech

The Scottish Government is bringing in a deposit return scheme for some plastic bottles, cans and glass. In a bid to reduce the amount of plastic waste Scotland produce, the government has today revealed th...

Ecobricks… a use for plastic bottles and clean plastic waste

Sarah Bedwell

May 2, 2019

Environment, Next Generation, Ocean, Packaging

Build walls, design furniture and create decorative artworks with plastic bottles! Across the world, people are designing and building items from Ecobricks. But, what are they, how do you make them and what...

Recycled plastic houses in five days

Sarah Bedwell

April 15, 2019

Next Generation, Tech

Made from recycled plastic, sturdy 'lego bricks' are created and used to change peoples lives. A house made from recycled plastic bricks. When Colombian Fernando Llanos decided to build his own house in...

Scientists engineer a plastic-eating enzyme

Sarah Bedwell

April 15, 2019

Business, Environment, Next Generation, Packaging, Tech

By accident, Scientists have created a mutant enzyme that breaks down plastic drinks bottles. The breakthrough could solve the global plastic pollution crisis by enabling for the first time the full recycling ...

Smarter ideas for your coffee cup?

Sarah Bedwell

April 9, 2019

Business, Environment, Next Generation, Packaging, Tech

This week the BBC reported that an independent coffee chain has seen sales fall by £250,000 since it banned single-use coffee cups. The UK throws away a staggering 2.5 billion disposable coffee c...

Whale washed ashore in Sardinia with plastic in stomach

Second plastic infused whale washes ashore

Sarah Bedwell

April 5, 2019

Environment, Ocean, Wildlife

A pregnant sperm whale has washed ashore in Sardinia with 22kg of plastic in its stomach, alongside its dead foetus. This is the second incident of its kind. Last month we reported the whale that washed ashore...

Author Sarah Bedwell