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Plastic Tag Archive

Plastic PPE plagues British beaches

by • 15th November 2020

Isabel Lamb on the recent Marine Conservation Society report highlighting PPE as a polluter of our coastlines ...

The environmental impact of Covid-19

by • 11th November 2020

Scarlett Welch delves into the positive and negative impacts of Covid-19 on the environment, and whether these are likely to affect us for years to come...

All that glitters is not gold: UK retailers scrap glitter for Christmas

by • 1st November 2020

Every year at Christmas in the UK, an additional 3 million tonnes of rubbish is thrown away compared with the rest of the year, including many forms of microplastic. These small...

Wales planning to ban all single-use plastics from 2021

by • 16th April 2020

The Welsh Government revealed plans earlier this week to ban a wide range of single-use plastics, a proposal expected to be passed into legislation following an upcoming...

Plastic pollution found in new amphipod species

by • 23rd March 2020

Em Richardson on how plastic pollution is impacting yet another marine species...

NUSU launches F.U.C.C., a new initiative to tackle climate change

by • 7th March 2020

Future Under Climate Crisis (F.U.C.C.) was launched by Newcastle University Students’ Union (NUSU) on January 31st, as the university pledges to be more ‘green’....

Polyethylene Fish For Supper

by • 3rd March 2020

Rachel Makinson draws inspiration from ocean pollution in this week's Poembox submission...

Coca-Cola’s plastic perception

by • 10th February 2020

Lily Holbrook reports how the global drinks manufacturer may not be as transparent with their recycling policies as we thought...

An in-depth look at microplastics, the start of a macro problem

by • 28th October 2019

Tiny plastics, far bigger problems - why microplastics are not as small a problem as you might think....

How to live more plastic free

by • 15th October 2019

In the 1950s plastic became one of the most commonly used materials in the world and it still holds that position today. Back then humanity hadn’t realised how damaging the...