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Microbeads - What does a ban look like?

Posted by alice.hunter — 26 August 2016 at 4:41pm - Comments
A full ban on any plastic in any household product that goes down the drain
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On Wednesday this week, the Environmental Audit Committee released a report calling for microbeads to be banned. But what does an effective ban look like? The ban in the US, whilst signalling a huge step forward, is riddled with loopholes.

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Microbeads ban creeps closer as MPs demand action

Posted by Fiona Nicholls — 24 August 2016 at 3:20pm - Comments
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MPs call for microbeads ban

Great news this morning - an influential government committee just backed our call for a ban on microbeads!<--break->

Sign the petition - ask Theresa May’s Government to show leadership on this important environmental issue and ban microbeads.

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Microbeads ban creeps closer as MPs demand action

Posted by Fiona Nicholls — 24 August 2016 at 3:20pm - Comments
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MPs call for microbeads ban

Great news this morning - an influential government committee just backed our call for a ban on microbeads!<--break->

Sign the petition - ask Theresa May’s Government to show leadership on this important environmental issue and ban microbeads.

Article tagged as: EAC, environmental audit committee, microbeads, microplastics, Ocean, oceans, Theresa May

5 manifesto commitments the new government can't forget

Posted by FariahSyed — 9 August 2016 at 5:05pm - Comments
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David Cameron may be gone but he still has a legacy - the Conservative Manifesto. It might not sound the most fun, but the pledges that the Conservatives made in the 2015 General Election still govern and guide their policies today, even with Theresa May now in charge.

Here are 5 key pledges the Government made in 2015 that they must remember and deliver on now:<--break-><--break->

Article tagged as: Air Pollution, climate, common fisheries policy, energy, forests, oceans

6 amazing plastic bans from around the world

Posted by Fiona Nicholls — 29 July 2016 at 5:19pm - Comments
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Good news! Plastics bans across the world have been hitting the headlines lately.

From the US to India and Morocco, governing bodies are taking control of the plastic pollution problem, bringing in either complete bans on plastic, or bans on specific forms like polystyrene. 

Article tagged as: marine plastic, ocean plastic, oceans, plastic, plastic bans, Plastics, plastics pledge, plastics pollution

6 amazing plastic bans from around the world

Posted by Fiona Nicholls — 29 July 2016 at 5:19pm - Comments
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Good news! Plastics bans across the world have been hitting the headlines lately.

From the US to India and Morocco, governing bodies are taking control of the plastic pollution problem, bringing in either complete bans on plastic, or bans on specific forms like polystyrene. 

Article tagged as: marine plastic, ocean plastic, oceans, plastic, plastic bans, Plastics, plastics pledge, plastics pollution

From L’Oreal to Revlon, which brands are polluting the ocean with microbeads?

Posted by Elisabeth Whitebread — 21 July 2016 at 12:27pm - Comments
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(PS - it’s all of them!)<--break->

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From L’Oreal to Revlon, which brands are polluting the ocean with microbeads?

Posted by Elisabeth Whitebread — 21 July 2016 at 12:27pm - Comments
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(PS - it’s all of them!)<--break->

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When wet wipes turn nasty!

Posted by Fiona Nicholls — 20 July 2016 at 10:41am - Comments
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Guest blog by Emma Cunningham, Senior Pollution Campaigns Officer, Marine Conservation Society

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Sainsbury’s tell us to “Taste The Difference” - now people are telling them to #StopTheIndifference

Posted by Fiona Nicholls — 15 July 2016 at 4:33pm - Comments
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If you've visited Sainsbury’s during the last week, you may have noticed something a little different in the tuna aisle…<--break-> <--break->

Article tagged as: #notjusttuna, #StopTheIndifference, activism, john west, oceans, sainsbury's, thai union, tuna
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