13 Oct Instead of throwing out this plastic wrapper, you eat it
Evoware is made from seaweed–and if you don’t feel like eating it, it will biodegrade just fine....
plastic waste
12 Oct We need to kick our addiction to plastic
It's time for politicians and CEOs to step up and take action....
11 Oct Woah! Seattle kept 2 Million plastic straws out of the ocean in 1 Month – here’s how
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in Campaign, Environment, ethical living, plastic waste, Pollution, Sustainable business, Zero waste
Way to go, Seattle!...
02 Oct Meet the scientists who have made coffee cups recyclable
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in Drink, Environment, ethical living, Green tech, Ocean waste, plastic waste, Read, Recycling, Sustainable business
Only one per cent of the 2.5 billion paper coffee cups used in the UK each year are recycled, currently....
02 Oct These Adidas are made from recycled ocean plastic, and they’re the most comfortable running sneakers I’ve tried
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in Environment, ethical living, Ocean waste, Plastic bottles, plastic waste, Recycling, Sustainable business, Sustainable fashion
So we've established that the Adidas x Parley shoes are a great idea from an ecological standpoint — but are they still great shoes?...
28 Sep Wales could introduce ‘plastic tax’ to tackle ocean litter
A bottle deposit return scheme similar to one already announced in Scotland could be brought in as early as next year....
27 Sep Nestlé, Unilever, P&G among worst offenders for plastic pollution in Philippines beach audit
Posted at 10:51h
in Environment, ethical living, Microplastics, Ocean conservation, Ocean waste, Packaging, plastic waste, Pollution
A total of 54,260 pieces of plastic waste were collected during the audit, with most products being sachets....
26 Sep Ocean life eats tons of plastic – here’s why that matters
Posted at 15:28h
in Environment, Microplastics, Nature, Ocean conservation, Ocean waste, plastic waste, Pollution, Waste
Fish and invertebrates have been found to gobble up bits of microplastic from the sea, and that has scientists worried....
25 Sep Wetherspoon’s goes green with vow to stop using plastic straws
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in Consumption, Environment, Microplastics, plastic waste, Straws, Sustainable business, Sustainable consumption
The company today announced that it will stop using plastic straws by the end of this year, replacing them with biodegradable paper straws instead....
22 Sep These biodegradable six-pack rings double as fish food
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in Environment, Green tech, Ocean conservation, Ocean waste, Packaging, plastic waste, Sustainable business
Florida's Saltwater Brewery hopes the biodegradable (and fully digestable!) packaging will help stop marine life and birds from choking on plastic....