Plastics are used as a material through out our daily lives and can be extremely useful. However governments across the world are starting to think about how to overcome the significant problem plastics are causing…
The amount of waste we produce each year is steadily increasing with predictions that the worlds cities will produce 2.2bn tonnes of waste by 2025. Not only is the amount of waste increasing but we…
London Fashion Week has featured two designers, Vin and Omi, who say their clothes are made from plastic bottles and sustainable wool. They believe it's almost impossible for low-cost high street clothes to be ethical. …
In order to help with the current plastic pollution crisis, which is occurring world wide, we can no longer rely on the actions of individuals. What is needed goes beyond reusing plastic bottles, not using…
It was expected that the people of Britain would bin the equivalent of 108 million rolls of wrapping paper, 54 million plates of food and use over 189 million batteries over Christmas. They also found…
Carry a reusable bottle Over 35 million plastic bottles are used here each year. Using a reusable bottle cuts plastic and saves money. Say no to plastic straws When you order a drink if…
As part of the Autumn budget yesterday, Chancellor Philip Hammond has announce plans to investigate how charges on single use plastic items can reduce the amount of waste. The government will launch “a call for…
China have announced plans to ban imports of 24 grades of rubbish, reducing the tonnes of world's waste it imports to feed its recycling industry. Its believed that last year China imported 7.3 million tonnes…
Some believe that the alternatives to plastic packaging could be causing more harm than good. The race is on to develop a material that can take the place of oil-based plastics which have a huge…
It is believed that a plastic bottle deposit return scheme could save some councils in England up to £35 million. This would be done through reduced littering and landfill charges, also having less recycling bins…
The former boss of Asda, Andy Clarke is calling for all supermarkets to stop using plastic packaging in favour of alternatives like paper or glass. Currently plastics encase virtually everything we buy, and despite numerous…
The European Union have big plans in order to save our oceans including reducing plastic pollution, extending protected areas and watching vulnerable areas for illegal fishing. These measures are estimated to be worth almost half…
After looking at Coca Cola's new recycling advert campaign on our last blog the company have now stated that they will increase the amount of recycled plastic in its bottles to 50%. This doubles the…
Coca cola has launched a multimillion pound campaign with the aim to encourage more people to recycle their bottles and cans. This is the first time it has run a sustainability campaign in the UK.…
Based on a Scandinavia scheme, Scotland plans a deposit return scheme for bottles and cans, customers would pay a surcharge when buying the item that would be reimbursed when they returned to the shop. Organisation…