The US authorities have allowed Formosa Plastics and other chemicals corporations to poison the waterways of the Texas Gulf Coast for decades. When local shrimp-boat operator Diane Wilson found out what was going on she single-handedly set about forcing Formosa to clean up its act.
… US Children Incineration Health Politics And Economics Pollution … with using the bays as places to dump their waste. I think very few people in the US have … and burning them. Formosa said: ‘This is recycling, not waste release.’ I went and dug …
Producers will pay the full cost of disposal and recycling of packaging, recycling collections will be made consistent and a deposit return scheme for drinks containers will be introduced.
… Wasteandrecycling system set for shake up Catherine Early | 20th December 2018 News WasteRecycling Plastic Packaging Deposit …
Grace Lee has just spent a month in Seoul, South Korea working as an intern for the Resource Recirculation Management Division under the Climate Change and Environment Bureau of Seoul City Hall. Here’s what she has to say to her fellow US citizens about their domestic waste…
… Why Aren’t My Fellow Americans Doing More Recycling? Grace Lee | 27th July 2012 Comment Recycling Seoul USA South Korea WasteAndRecycling Society Green Plastic Waste …
From turning old clothes into bags to making plastic cups into fabulous pencils, spring-cleaning just got lucrative
… How to… make recycling pay Bethany Hubbard | 30th March … Living Home Recycling Upcycling Green Plastic Waste Rubbish Cd Cases Pencils Bags Fashion … the past 10 years household recycling in England has more than tripled, with 9.4 million …
Thousands of shoppers across the world will take action against single-use plastics in supermarkets this Saturday. MARIANNE BROOKER reports
… Brooker | 12th September 2018 Comment Plastic Waste Shopping Action garbage-2369821_960_720.jpg Thousands of shoppers across the world will take … Volunteers collect up everyone’s plastic waste in trolleys, photograph and analyse it …
Five committed twentysomethings are making a 2,000-mile trek across the US, picking up litter and educating young people and communities about zero waste
… a cross-country road trip to wipe out waste Carrie Madren | 21st December 2010 Activism Waste & Recycling Pick Up America America Zero Waste … trek across the US, picking up litter and educating young people and communities …
Whether it’s plastic bottles or old magazines, Valentina Jovanovski has a creative way to turn it into something entirely new
… | 5th August 2011 Ethical Living Rubbish Recycling Upcycling Plastic Cans Food Bottles Home Society Green Living WasteAndRecycling 4159676141_ce7c756d58.jpg …
Why Pakistan’s recent announcement of a ban of non-biodegradable plastics may not be beneficial for the environment. Lorna Howarth reports.....
… we’ve had a veritable avalanche of feedback and comment in the Ecologist offices. … This fragmentation is not a solution to the waste problem, but rather the conversion of … can hamper the collection and subsequent recycling of post consumer plastics. In …
There are certain rules of thumb when it comes to storing, freezing and heating food in plastic containers. Read on to find out how to use plastics safely
… food safely in plastic containers Catherine Zandonella | 24th June 2010 Ethical Living Green Living Health WasteAndRecycling Plastic Toxic Chemicals Recycle …
While more of us are making a concerted effort to reduce our plastic consumption at home, it's not so easy when travelling. TOM LAWSON offers up his top tips to help reduce our plastic footprint while on the road
… while on the road The crisis of plastic waste has been gaining increasing attention in … about when heading further afield? Travelling and its unfamiliar surroundings presents many … “no straw please” and “where’s the nearest recycling point?” 3. Be a policy nerd There …
Green party deputy leader AMELIA WOMACK tried to cut plastic out of her life after witnessing haunting images of a bird struggling because its stomach was lined with waste. But the ingrained nature of plastic in modern society made the task much harder than expected. This is her story.
… Plastic Consumerism Environmental Damage WasteAndRecycling Bird with crisp bag Green party …
Welsh government announces ban on single-use plastics to minimise waste and protect marine life.
… 18th March 2020 News Wales Single-use Plastic Waste Litter Plastic plastic_waste.jpg Welsh … ban on single-use plastics to minimise wasteand protect marine life. Plastic straws, … wider measures to make Wales the world’s top recycling nation, deputy minister for Housing …
Ideas to protect the UK’s natural resources and reduce waste and pollution have been published in the government’s long-awaited 25-year plan. But campaigners fear the proposals are not strong enough, CATHERINE EARLY reports
… Early | 11th January 2018 News Nature Plastic Waste Legislation Government … Ideas to protect the UK’s natural resources and reduce wasteand pollution have been … considering a deposit scheme to encourage recycling of plastic bottles. Fundamental flaw …
This week the UK government announced a consultation on introducing a tax on single-use plastics, as part of its pledge to reduce plastic waste. But earlier this month ministers stepped back from plans to introduce a charge for non-recyclable coffee cups - putting the government’s war on plastic and promise of a Green Brexit under scrutiny. JOSEPH DUTTON investigates
… 15th March 2018 News UK Plastic Coffee Brexit Recycling Environment Michael Gove EU … as part of its pledge to reduce plastic waste. But earlier this month ministers … - putting the government’s war on plastic and promise of a Green Brexit under scrutiny. …
'It’s high time the government takes its lead from the public and introduces a scheme that will give us the best chance to combat litter and plastic pollution once and for all.'
… | 30th June 2020 News Plastic Bottles Waste Deposit Return Scheme Recycling plastic-bottles-115071_960_720.jpg … the government takes its lead from the public and introduces a scheme that will give us the …
Loop is selling goods such as drinks, sauces, yogurt, shampoo, soaps and toothpaste in durable, reusable packaging.
… Zero waste shopping Emily Beament | 16th July 2020 … as drinks, sauces, yogurt, shampoo, soaps and toothpaste in durable, reusable packaging. A zero-waste shopping service is launching in the UK …
PHOTO GALLERY: In exclusive images from a brilliant new eco-design book we illustrate innovative ways designers around the world are creating sustainable food packaging, products and appliances...
… creating sustainable food packaging, products and appliances... Designers are in the … of big increases in the quantity of textile waste being dumped HOW TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE … How to campaign for less wasteand more recycling From plastic bag-free towns to …
The Resurgence & Ecologist magazine has ditched the plastic wrap after a year of searching for the most sustainable solution.
… make it environmentally sound - sitting in landfill for all that time, or floating across … get mixed with conventional plastics in recycling routes. "By their nature, they are … composted at home or disposed of with garden waste at your council. We felt this was very …
The Welsh town of Chepstow is the most recent to declare itself 'plastic free'. PAUL MILES reflects on the subsequent media frenzy, the community's unwavering enthusiasm, and their long-term goals
… the community's unwavering enthusiasm, and their long-term goals The small Welsh … status with a banner made of plastic - and the world’s media had a field day. Tim … using litter from the town’s streets andwaste plastic from businesses. Charlotte …