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Why the government should ban “problem plastics”

Posted by Alice Hunter - 2nd November 2018
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What do black plastic trays, styrofoam takeaway boxes and PVC clingfilm have in common? They’re all “problem plastics” – non-recyclable, too expensive to recycle or toxic to the environment. Obviously these materials aren’t the only… Read More

In pictures: The plastic pollution pandemic

Posted by Angela Glienicke - 23rd October 2018
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"End the age of single use plastics" people power event at Heroes Square, Budapest.
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A global survey released today shows that none of the major consumer goods giants responsible for most of the single-use plastic in circulation have any plans to reduce the amount of plastic packaging they produce. The Greenpeace survey of eleven world-leading brands including Coke, Nestle and Procter & Gamble, also… Read More

How to change the world, one plastic bottle at a time

Posted by Will McCallum - 11th July 2018
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Hi, I’m Will and I’ve dedicated the last 3 years of my life to the anti-plastics movement. As Head of the Oceans campaign at Greenpeace UK, I’ve been working with governments and companies to prevent our plastic crisis, as well as researching what everyday consumers can do to reduce… Read More

Happy World Oceans Day!

Posted by Fiona Nicholls - 8th June 2018
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The theme for this year’s World Oceans Day is ocean plastics and on behalf of all sea creatures, every turtle, whale, seabird, zooplankton – too right. We’ve produced a whopping 8.3 billion metric tons of plastics since the 1950s, and with plastic production… Read More

Plastic pollution reaches the Antarctic

Posted by Louisa Casson - 7th June 2018
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It’s not what we wanted to find. When Greenpeace set sail to the Antarctic earlier this year, we were going to look for the incredible wildlife – tottering penguins, majestic whales, soaring seabirds – that call the Antarctic Ocean home. But even in these incredibly… Read More

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