Nestle gets ‘Smartie’ about Plastic
Global confectioner says 'sayonara' to plastic across its range.
Nestlé the worlds largest food and drink manufacturer, has taken a vow to phase out all non-recyclable plastics from its brands worldwid...
MPs: government needs to stop seas becoming a “sewer”
A group of cross-party MPs have urged the government to create a new global alliance tasked with protecting the seas.
With plastic pollution set to treble in the next decade, according to environmental aud...
Marks and Spencer trials plastic-free produce
UK retailer Marks and Spencer has announced it is trialling plastic-free produce at one of its stores in London to try and reduce the amount of plastic-waste generated.
90 lines of loose fruit and veg will...
Ooho! rolls out edible ketchup packaging in successful trial across London
Hopefully you will have read our piece recently on Ooho!, the company created by Skipping Rocks Lab that specialises in edible packaging. Today we have more news from the East London startup…
Over eight wee...
National Trust introduces fully biodegradable magazine wrapper
UK members magazine arrives in potato starch packing
Members of the UK's National Trust are receiving their first newsletter and magazine of 2019 in an eco-friendly wrapper. Made from potato starch, the Tru...
A Rubbish Bin In The Ocean? Meet Seabin
A very pertinent question. If we have rubbish bins on terra firma to help us collect our waste, why can't we have them in our Oceans? This was the idea behind the Seabin project.
Andrew Turton and Pete Cegl...
How Deep Is Your Plastic? Mariana Trench Deep..
The level of plastic pollution in our Oceans is well documented. We are
bombarded with images of huge areas swamped by plastic debris, beaches and
islands covered in mountains of the stuff and even seabirds an...
More Incinerators for the UK
On the day that the UK government announced that it is looking to impose restrictions on wood burning stoves and scented candles in a bid to reduce toxic air, it appears that there are plans to double the amou...
Choose Water: the ethical water startup with an eco-friendly water bottle made from paper
We love reporting on companies that are creating new ways to tackle the plastic crisis facing us all across the globe. In the case of Edinburgh-based Choose Water, this is no different.
Choose Water has cre...
Channel Island-wide Beach Clean Gets Underway
The Big
Channel Islands Beach Clean will start today. Volunteers will be removing
litter from beaches across all five of the islands over the weekend.
Last year, the event attracted almost 600 volunteers, a...