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European Parliament votes to ban single-use plastic by 2021

March 29, 2019

Business, Environment, Government, Next Generation, Ocean

The European Parliament has voted to ban single-use plastic items as part of a new larger directive. A directive tackling the waste plastic found on our beaches which is ultimately polluting our oceans, seas a...

Environment Secretary Gove vows to go plastic-free for lent

Dan Walsh

March 6, 2019

Government, Packaging

Environment Secretary Michael Gove MP has vowed to go plastic-free for Lent during an environment committee meeting. Gove said he would reduce his plastic use over the period after he was asked about his pl...

Big retailers accused of ‘watering down’ proposed bottle recycling scheme

Dan Walsh

February 19, 2019

Government, Packaging, Society

Many of the UK's biggest retailers have been accused of trying to 'water down' a new proposed plastic bottle recycling scheme that is set to be rolled out by the government. Campaigners have been asking for...

Tourist tax planned in Bali to address plastic pollution

Dan Walsh

January 30, 2019

Government, Society

Tourists visiting Bali will soon have to pay a $10 tax which has been planned to address the issue of plastic waste on the island. According to the Bali Environment Agency, 3,500 tonnes of rubbish is being gen...

Government bans plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds

Sarah Bedwell

January 29, 2019

Business, Government, Ocean, Society, Wildlife

The proposed plan laid out in October 2018, aims to remove the harmful plastic waste elements - potentially saving our wildlife and waterways. The figures for use of these products annually in England alon...

New York Governor Cuomo wants to ban single-use plastic bags

Dan Walsh

January 23, 2019

Government, Ocean, Packaging

This week, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has made a commitment to driving forward plans to become the second US state to ban single-use plastic bags. In proposals, Cuomo is including this commitment in his 20...

MPs: government needs to stop seas becoming a “sewer”

Dan Walsh

January 18, 2019

Environment, Government, Ocean

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...

Broadcaster Sky joins forces with UK government to combat plastic waste

Dan Walsh

January 11, 2019

Business, Environment, Government, Ocean, Society

Following on from its recent support of swimmer Lewis Pugh’s ‘The Long Swim’, an initiative to generate awareness about the need to clean the world’s oceans, major broadcaster Sky is now teaming up with the UK...

UK government set to announce increased price for plastic carrier bags

Dan Walsh

January 7, 2019

Environment, Government, Packaging

Under new plans announced today by the UK government, the charge for plastic bags will be extended to all retailers and increased from 5p to 10p. In a consultation put forward by Environment Secretary Michael ...

Planned UK government scheme will force businesses to pay for waste recycling

Dan Walsh

January 7, 2019

Environment, Government

Under a landmark new strategy set forward by the UK government, businesses in England may soon be forced to foot the bill for their own waste recycling. In a move designed to encourage businesses to think more...

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