Roz Savage: ‘The Global Plastic Treaty is the last chance to stop a tidal wave of pollution’
Before being elected to Parliament, I spent a total of 520 days and nights on our oceans, becoming the first woman to row solo across the 3 largest oceans – the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian, using my expeditions to raise awareness of our ecological crisis. I have seen first-hand the devastating changes and degradation of […]
Labour MP proposes banning wet wipes containing plastics
Labour MP Fleur Anderson has proposed a new law which would ban wet wipes containing plastic. In a ten minute rule motion, the MP for Putney said that in 2019, a staggering 11 billion wet wipes were used in the UK. “The plastic in wet wipes breaks down into microplastics, which don’t dissolve ever. They […]
Plastic, litter and the pandemic: Has covid set us back in our battle to tackle the plastic menace?
Has covid set us back in our battle to tackle littering? It’s a good question. Littering is not a new problem, nor will it be completely fixed. Littering offers up a mirror to our society and how we treat the world that we live in. Why has littering been made worse by the pandemic? First, […]
Fighting the plastic pandemic
Here’s why fighting the plastic pandemic will become more important than ever in the coming years.
Developing a circular plastics economy
When tackling litter, plastics are the number one culprit. Every year, around five million tonnes of plastic is used in the UK, roughly half of which amounts to packaging. Plastic waste is largely non-biodegradable, causing serious damage to our natural environment. Dr Pauline Deutz is a lead researcher at the Plastics Collaboratory at the University […]
