plastic pollution

We Need To Start Thinking About Paper Receipts In The Same Way As We Do Plastic Straws - Here’s Why

Everyone understands that plastic is bad, but no one has realised that the same chemicals used in single-use plastics (like straws) are also used in receipts.
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Tesco Is Removing Plastic Packaging From Fruit and Veg At Two Superstores

45 products have been stripped of plastic.
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'Doing Nothing Is Not An Option': Meet The 15-Year-Old Voice Of Climate Change Action

Emma Greenwood opened Andy Burnham's Green Summit in Manchester.
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Plastic Pollution In Numbers

8.3 billion tonnes of plastic have been produced since the 1950s, with 8 million pieces making their way into our oceans each day. With plastic waste expected to double in the next decade, by 2050 it’s thought that ocean plastic will outnumber fish.
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These Synchronised Swimmers Performed Their Routine In A Pool Of Plastic – Here's Why

"We kept bopping our heads on bottles." 🏊🏊🏊
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Sydney Snorkelers Tackling Plastic Pollution One Straw At A Time

Sydney resident Harriet Spark knew something had to be done when she came a cross an octopus clutching plastic straws in her local bay of Manly Cove. She started Operation Straw, which brings together regular beachgoers, or in this case "strawklers", who scour the seabed looking for discarded straws, bag and finishing lines.
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Balloons Are Killing Seabirds That Swallow Them, Study Finds

"Even a single piece of plastic can be fatal."
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Litter Pickers Are Tweeting Total Rubbish And Asking Brands: #isthisyours?

"Depressing job. Couldn't carry it all."
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Why 2019 Needs To Be The Year Plastic-free Periods Go Mainstream

There is no excuse for this excessive use of plastic when there are environmentally-friendly alternatives
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Walkers Launches First Crisp Packet Recycling Scheme In Response To Protests

The #PacketInWalkers campaign got results.
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