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Have supermarkets just banned single-use plastic?!

Posted by Louise Edge - 30th April 2018
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No, afraid not, though you might have thought so from some of the excited media headlines earlier this week! What has been actually been announced is the launch of the UK Plastics Pact – a new initiative led by UK waste group WRAP. Read More

The Antarctic’s Top Penguin?

Posted by Willie Mackenzie - 25th April 2018
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Not every penguin is up to the challenge of living in the Antarctic, but those that do are a special sort of awesome. Remember, they don’t have the luxury of being able to fly away again if the weather turns bad. In honour of World Penguin… Read More

This Earth Day We Asked Supermarkets to Reduce Their Plastic Footprint

Posted by Tisha Brown - 24th April 2018
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As part of our campaign for supermarkets to get rid of throwaway plastic packaging, we celebrated this year’s ‘End Plastic Pollution’ themed Earth Day by taking action in stores around the country. With a truckload of plastic entering our oceans every minute, up to 12.7 million tonnes of… Read More

VW put more toxic diesel cars on UK roads in 2016 than anyone else

Posted by Mel Evans - 24th April 2018
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NOx (nitrogen dioxide) is a harmful air pollutant that’s known to cause respiratory conditions. Diesel causes 90% of the NOx emissions on UK roads.* But which company is most responsible? The VW Group produce more diesel cars than any other company… Read More

In Pictures: Ending Plastic Pollution on Earth Day!

Posted by Angela Glienicke - 22nd April 2018
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It’s Earth Day today and this year’s theme focuses on ending plastic pollution. It’s hard to escape plastic – from plastic bags and tiny microbeads in our toothpaste, to disposable plastic bottles and computer keyboards. When plastic rubbish makes its way from the landfill sites into… Read More