Plastic Generation

Schoolgirls win! Burger King ditches plastic toys from kids meals

September 24, 2019

They'll even take your old ones back, recycle them and give you a free meal. Popular fast-food chain Burger King has vowed to remove all plastic toys from its kid's meals following a petition from two schoo...

Plastic Litter Threatening Seals In Norfolk

Juan Askew

August 23, 2019

Ocean, Packaging, Wildlife

Two seals with plastic rings stuck around their necks and two tangled in netting have been seen by volunteers on the Norfolk coast. Volunteer group, Friends of Horsey Seals, said that the sightings were report...

Researchers turn plastic water bottles into prosthetic limbs

Sarah Bedwell

August 22, 2019

Business, Next Generation, Tech

Artificial limbs made out of plastic water bottles could save healthcare providers millions of pounds and help tackle pollution at the same time. Dr K Kandan, senior lecturer in Mechanical Engineering&...

Hasbro games to remove plastic packaging by 2022

Sarah Bedwell

August 21, 2019

Business, Packaging

US toy company, Hasbro, will eliminate plastic across its product portfolio by 2022. The major manufacturer of plastic action toys and board games, Hasbro is giving plastic packaging the boot. Plans to star...

Danish designers create ‘LastSwab’ in an attack on single-use cotton buds

Sarah Bedwell

July 10, 2019

Business, Environment, Next Generation, Ocean

Every year, trillions of single-use plastic products are consumed and thrown away - often to end up in the ocean or in the belly of animals. Now, three Danish product designers want to revolutionise how we vie...

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

Sarah Bedwell

June 24, 2019

Business, Packaging

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...

Golden Arches: McDonald’s to scrap plastic lids from all McFlurrys

Dan Walsh

June 21, 2019

Business, Environment, Packaging

Fast food giant McDonald’s has announced it will remove plastic lids from all McFlurrys from September. The move, which is part of the chain's plans to become more environmentally aware, is expected to reduce ...

The River Mersey contains more than eight times the amount of plastic as the River Thames

Juan Askew

June 21, 2019

Environment, Ocean, Packaging, Uncategorized

The River Mersey is more polluted than the Great Pacific Garbage Patch - the largest accumulation of ocean plastic in the world. Greenpeace research shows the extent of plastic pollution in the UK's rivers. Th...

War on plastic

Andrew Durkin

June 11, 2019

Environment, Government, Next Generation

The BBC's new series 'The War on Plastic" aired last night highlighting the UK's total shame with regards to plastic re-cycling. While as UK citizens we supposedly do our bit by separating out our plastic for ...

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....