microbeads

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

Tiny pieces of plastic represent a huge problem for ocean giants

Posted by Willie Mackenzie - 7th March 2018
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A Manta Ray can be seen swimming in plastic waste on Nusa Penida in Indonesia.

Recently humpback whales have been hanging around in the Firth of Forth, the tidal estuary in Scotland near Edinburgh where the river becomes the North Sea. These gentle giants have drawn gaping crowds locally, amazed to see such impressive beasts so close to shore. On the other side of… Read More

MPs ask the Government to wake up, smell the coffee and introduce a 25p ‘latte levy’

Posted by Fiona Nicholls - 5th January 2018
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credit: Ross Varrette

The government's environmental watchdog, the EAC (Environmental Audit Committee*) have today released a report recommending that a 25p charge is added to hot drinks served in disposable takeaway cups. This is a good thing for our oceans. … Read More

Microbeads – We won!

Posted by Louisa Casson - 21st July 2017
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Today is a big day: we’ve won our microbeads campaign! The UK government just proposed the strongest ban on microbeads in the world to date. This is great news for our environment and a positive sign of Britain’s global leadership on ocean plastics. We still need to keep an… Read More

Microbeads – What does a ban look like?

Posted by Alice Hunter - 26th August 2016
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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. To protect our oceans from these polluting plastics, we need… Read More