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Sizing up Tesco’s deposit return scheme trial

Posted by Alice Hunter - 3rd October 2018
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Plastic bottle deposit return scheme at Iceland Supermarket in London. The bottles are exchanged for a token worth 10p per bottle that can be spent in the store.
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UK supermarket Tesco has announced that it will be trialling a deposit return scheme (DRS) in several of its stores around the country. This is great news – countries with effective DRS schemes collect up to 97% of bottles, so Tesco’s trial is a… Read More

Rang-tan school posters

Posted by Ed Fuller - 3rd October 2018
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Our volunteer Greenpeace Speakers are presenting to primary schools on the issue of deforestation for dirty palm oil. Below you can find some amazing posters (or rather small works of art…) drawn by school children to support the campaign. You can find out if there’s a Greenpeace Speaker… Read More

Make for change – resources for kids who want to help protect the environment

Posted by Greenpeace UK - 28th September 2018
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Want to get your kids excited about the planet? Look no further! We’ve put together some fun and creative resources for children who care about our planet and the species that live on it. Below are colouring in sheets, Tangrams, fingerprint templates and Origami sheets! Click on the preview images… Read More

5 reasons Porsche ditching diesel spells the end for dirty cars

Posted by Morten Thaysen - 24th September 2018
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Four women dismantle a VW Golf TDI diesel car at an unofficial fringe exhibition at the V&A to protest against Volkswagens continued support of polluting diesel engines.

This weekend, German luxury car-maker Porsche announced it is ditching diesel to focus its efforts on electrification. While Porsche hasn’t sold any diesel cars since February this year, this rules out a comeback for Porsche diesel cars. And here are five other reasons why Porsche ditching diesel is… Read More

Palm oil: what you need to know

Posted by Fiona Nicholls - 22nd September 2018
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In the last few months we’ve stepped up our campaign to make brands come clean about palm oil. Here’s everything you need to know.   What is palm oil? It’s made from the fruits of African oil palm trees, which are mainly grown… Read More