18 Dec UK plan to tackle plastic waste threat
A four-point plan for tackling plastic waste has been outlined by the Environment Secretary Michael Gove....
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09 Dec UN resolves to end ocean plastic waste
At the United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi, more than 200 nations passed a resolution to eliminate plastic pollution in our seas. Although it's not a legally binding treaty, it could pave the way to one....
08 Dec Pret A Manger to double reusable coffee cup discount
High Street food and drink chain Pret A Manger is to increase the discount for bringing in a reusable cup to 50p from the first week in January....
18 Nov Marine animals are choking on plastic waste – let’s act to help them!
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14 Nov Over 150 organizations back call to ban oxo-degradable plastic packaging
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07 Nov Petition: Will chancellor include coffee cup charge in Autumn budget?
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We are now looking to push Phillip Hammond to include a charge on coffee cups in his Autumn budget that's coming up in November....
07 Nov Wetherspoons stops using plastic drinking straws in its pubs
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Wetherspoons pubs are banning the use of plastic drinking straws, in a bid to help the environment....
01 Nov Chile bans plastic bags in 100+ coastal areas
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Chilean President Michelle Bachelet signed a bill Wednesday that prohibits the sale of single-use plastic bags in 102 coastal villages and towns in a bid to stop the build-up of ocean plastic....
25 Oct Consider the plastic drinking straw: Why do we suck so much?
Dear good person: Straws are not recyclable. They will sit, defiantly undecomposed, in landfills....
23 Oct T-Charge: New London traffic charge comes into force
Drivers of older, more polluting vehicles will have to pay almost twice as much to drive in central London....