Plastics

In pictures: plastic in our rivers

Posted by Angela Glienicke - 15th March 2019
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We are all aware of plastics in our oceans, the Great Pacific Garbage between Hawaii and California is well known, but plastic pollution is invading our rivers too. That’s why we are carrying out the most thorough survey of plastic in UK rivers to date — testing river water in… Read More

Michael Gove, Don’t Lose Your Bottle

Posted by John Sauven - 7th March 2019
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In the UK every year we go through around 14 billion plastic bottles, of all shapes and sizes. Most of us do our best to reuse, for example by refilling water bottles again and again; and to recycle, either at home or by getting rid of our bottles… Read More

“We don’t need this plastic” – what supermarket customers are telling us

Posted by Elena Polisano - 21st February 2019
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Local Greenpeace volunteers in Reading, Berkshire, return pieces of single use packaging from Tesco to the store manager. Single-use plastic packaging is a major contributor to the plastic pollution that is having a devastating impact on our rivers and oceans. This plastic was collected from supermarket customers, who also wrote personal messages to the supermarkets telling them to ditch single use plastic.

This blog is by Ken Carroll, a Greenpeace volunteer in Southampton: It may not be everyone’s idea of a good time. But the Sunday morning we spent outside a Sainsbury’s in Southampton sure felt good. I was there to join members of Greenpeace in raising awareness… Read More

10 Green New Year’s Resolutions for the Government

Posted by Rebecca Newsom - 7th January 2019
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We still don’t know exactly what the government and leading political parties have in store for the environment this year, but so far, they have all been falling short of where we need to be. That’s why we took the liberty of writing up ten New Year’s resolutions we need… Read More

The government’s new Waste and Resources strategy – what does it mean?

Posted by Alice Hunter - 19th December 2018
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Yesterday the government published their long-awaited Waste & Resources strategy – a massive document stating how they are going to deliver on the promises they made in the 25 Year Environment Plan regarding reducing waste and ending throwaway culture in the UK. We’re all well aware of the plastic pollution… Read More

9 ways to reduce your plastic use at Christmas

Posted by Alice Hunter - 10th December 2018
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It’s December, the season of twinkling lights, wrapping up warm and eating your own body weight in chocolate. But it’s also the time of year when plastic packaging goes into overdrive. Even if you manage to avoid buying plastic presents, supermarkets and other retailers bombard us with plastic… Read More