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    • Starbucks to use "greener cups"

      Dan Walsh
      March 22, 2019
      Business, Environment, Packaging
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      Sarah Bedwell
      April 27, 2021
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      Sarah Bedwell
      April 22, 2021
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      LEGO Replay Gives More Children The Chance to Play

      Sarah Bedwell
      April 15, 2021
    • Sir David Attenborough

      Sir David Attenborough shows support for new HydroPRS™ Tech That Can Recycle All Plastics

      Sarah Bedwell
      March 27, 2021
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      There’s too much ‘Greenwashing’ in the world

      Sarah Bedwell
      January 13, 2021
    • Coca-Cola reveal first prototype paper bottle in bid to create ‘World Without Waste’

      Sarah Bedwell
      December 15, 2020
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    • Ecobricks... a use for plastic bottles and clean plastic waste

      Sarah Bedwell
      May 2, 2019
      Environment, Next Generation, Ocean, Packaging
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      Sarah Bedwell
      April 22, 2021
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      Sea Urchin deformities caused by plastic chemicals.

      Sarah Bedwell
      December 8, 2020
    • Coca Cola, Pepsi and Nestle named world’s worst plastic polluters for the third consecutive year.

      Sarah Bedwell
      December 7, 2020
    • Bamboo

      Reduce the plastic in your wardrobe

      Sarah Bedwell
      December 4, 2020
    • Our guide to using less plastic

      Sarah Bedwell
      February 20, 2020
    • 100 Rubbish Barriers to Be Installed in Bali Rivers to Reduce Plastic Pollution

      Juan Askew
      January 24, 2020
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    • Silentnight produces eco-friendly mattresses from plastic bottles.

      Sarah Bedwell
      November 18, 2019
      Business, Next Generation, Tech
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    • Plastic to Hydrogen

      PowerHouse Technology set to roll out its plastic to Hydrogen technology across Hungary and Greece

      Sarah Bedwell
      May 13, 2021
    • Recycling methods need to change to tackle plastic packaging waste

      Sarah Bedwell
      April 27, 2021
    • Sir David Attenborough

      Sir David Attenborough shows support for new HydroPRS™ Tech That Can Recycle All Plastics

      Sarah Bedwell
      March 27, 2021
    • Green Chemicals Market to Grow With 6.6% CAGR by 2030

      Sarah Bedwell
      March 27, 2021
    • Coca-Cola reveal first prototype paper bottle in bid to create ‘World Without Waste’

      Sarah Bedwell
      December 15, 2020
    • Bottle being put into recycling bank

      Researchers turn to AI-guided robots and chemical recycling to address plastic pollution crisis

      Sarah Bedwell
      December 3, 2020
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    • US Brewery uses eco friendly beer can rings.

      Sarah Bedwell
      January 8, 2019
      Environment, Ocean, Packaging, Wildlife
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    • City to Sea join global coalition against Amazon’s single-use plastic pollution

      Sarah Bedwell
      April 22, 2021
    • Sir David Attenborough

      Sir David Attenborough shows support for new HydroPRS™ Tech That Can Recycle All Plastics

      Sarah Bedwell
      March 27, 2021
    • Australian Trash trap

      How one Australian city tackles waste

      Sarah Bedwell
      November 18, 2020
    • Great British Beach Clean

      Great British Beach Clean 2019 plastic results

      Sarah Bedwell
      November 28, 2019
    • Dead Baby Turtle Had Over 100 Pieces Of Plastic In Its Stomach

      Juan Askew
      October 8, 2019
    • 23 Year Old Invents Award-Winning Plastic Alternative

      Juan Askew
      October 7, 2019
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    • Green Chemicals Market to Grow With 6.6% CAGR by 2030

      Sarah Bedwell
      March 27, 2021
      Business, Packaging, Tech
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    • Recycling methods need to change to tackle plastic packaging waste

      Sarah Bedwell
      April 27, 2021
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      Sarah Bedwell
      April 27, 2021
    • City to Sea join global coalition against Amazon’s single-use plastic pollution

      Sarah Bedwell
      April 22, 2021
    • Children playing with LEGO

      LEGO Replay Gives More Children The Chance to Play

      Sarah Bedwell
      April 15, 2021
    • Co-Op Compostable Carrier Bag

      Co-Op to ‘carry on’ with compostable carrier bags

      Sarah Bedwell
      March 27, 2021
    • Coca Cola, Pepsi and Nestle named world’s worst plastic polluters for the third consecutive year.

      Sarah Bedwell
      December 7, 2020
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    • Government bans plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds

      Sarah Bedwell
      January 29, 2019
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    • City to Sea join global coalition against Amazon’s single-use plastic pollution

      Sarah Bedwell
      April 22, 2021
    • bubble on leaf that looks like globe

      There’s too much ‘Greenwashing’ in the world

      Sarah Bedwell
      January 13, 2021
    • Bamboo

      Reduce the plastic in your wardrobe

      Sarah Bedwell
      December 4, 2020
    • Bottle being put into recycling bank

      Researchers turn to AI-guided robots and chemical recycling to address plastic pollution crisis

      Sarah Bedwell
      December 3, 2020
    • Glittery Christmas Decorations

      Go Glitter Free This Christmas!

      Sarah Bedwell
      September 24, 2019
    • Schoolgirls win! Burger King ditches plastic toys from kids meals

      Sarah Bedwell
      September 24, 2019
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      Dan Walsh
      March 22, 2019
      Business, Environment, Packaging
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    • Plastic to Hydrogen

      PowerHouse Technology set to roll out its plastic to Hydrogen technology across Hungary and Greece

      Sarah Bedwell
      May 13, 2021
    • UK Plastic Packaging Tax Aims to drive down plastic waste

      Sarah Bedwell
      May 13, 2021
    • Recycling methods need to change to tackle plastic packaging waste

      Sarah Bedwell
      April 27, 2021
    • Are you eco-conscious when ordering food deliveries?

      Sarah Bedwell
      April 27, 2021
    • City to Sea join global coalition against Amazon’s single-use plastic pollution

      Sarah Bedwell
      April 22, 2021
    • Children playing with LEGO

      LEGO Replay Gives More Children The Chance to Play

      Sarah Bedwell
      April 15, 2021
  • Government
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    • Tourist tax planned in Bali to address plastic pollution

      Dan Walsh
      January 30, 2019
      Government, Society
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    • UK Plastic Packaging Tax Aims to drive down plastic waste

      Sarah Bedwell
      May 13, 2021
    • Recycling methods need to change to tackle plastic packaging waste

      Sarah Bedwell
      April 27, 2021
    • City to Sea join global coalition against Amazon’s single-use plastic pollution

      Sarah Bedwell
      April 22, 2021
    • Plastic takeaways bags China

      China to force companies to declare plastic use.

      Sarah Bedwell
      December 10, 2020
    • Contruction concept of the first plasticroad

      Plastic Roads and Bike Paths are the current and next generation of engineering

      Sarah Bedwell
      November 30, 2020
    • How Much Plastic Do We Eat A Week?

      Juan Askew
      November 17, 2019
  • Events
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    • Great British Beach Clean

      Great British Beach Clean 2019 plastic results

      Sarah Bedwell
      November 28, 2019
      Environment, Events, Packaging, Wildlife
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    • 2021 Recycling and Plastic Free events and projects

      Sarah Bedwell
      November 27, 2020
    • Global Recycling Day around the World

      Global Recycling Day 2020

      Sarah Bedwell
      February 10, 2020
    • Packaging conference 2020 to address plastic alternatives

      Sarah Bedwell
      January 20, 2020
    • S.V.TravelEdge

      eXXpedition – Circumnavigating the globe for plastic pollution research

      Sarah Bedwell
      December 11, 2019
    • Can you go Plastic-Free this July? Take the Challenge

      Sarah Bedwell
      June 3, 2019
    • Glastonbury Festival bans sale of single-use plastic bottles

      Dan Walsh
      February 28, 2019

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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...

El vino did flow: plastic-free wine range launches in Scotland

Dan Walsh
February 11, 2019
Business, Ocean, Packaging
Wine drinkers in Scotland can soon get their hands on their favourite bottle of wine and help marine life at the same time, thanks to a plastic-free range of wine from new brand Sea Change. Entirely plastic-f...

RSPCA: animals under threat more than ever before from plastic pollution

Dan Walsh
February 4, 2019
Environment, Ocean, Society
The affect plastic is having on animals has been laid bare by a new report from the RSPCA today. Incidents involving animals are now at an all-time high, in new data analysed from 2015 to 2018. The report ...

Study finds 100% of marine life washed up on British shores had ingested plastic

Dan Walsh
January 31, 2019
Ocean, Packaging, Society
A truly shocking study has revealed that 100% of marine life - dolphins, seals and whales - washed up on British shores had ingested plastic. Out of the 50 animals across 10 different species were analysed, sc...

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...

Marks and Spencer trials plastic-free produce

Dan Walsh
January 17, 2019
Business, Packaging
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

Dan Walsh
January 16, 2019
Business, Environment, Packaging
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...

Study Finds That Plastic Is Found In Almost All Of Alderney’s Gannet Nests

Juan Askew
January 11, 2019
Environment, Ocean, Wildlife
Plastic continues to be an enormous problem. On Alderney, for example, plastic is now present in almost 100% of gannet nests largely from fishing industry rope or line. This plastic mass continues to...

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...
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    January 20, 2020
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