19 Nov 2019

The world’s first rubbish barrier made entirely from bubbles has been unveiled in Amsterdam in an attempt to catch waste in the city’s canals before it reaches the North Sea. A Dutch start-up, the Amsterdam municipality and the regional water board launched the Great Bubble Barrier, a simple device that channels rubbish – especially small pieces […]

10 Sep 2019

Leatherback turtle with an ocean robot camera – ‘One of our Cape Cod leatherback #turtles ingested 123 jellies, took 133 breaths & beat its flippers 1405 times in just 2 hours’ Click here to watch the video: pic.twitter.com/xOYkPpefTK What a young seabird coughed up … plastics Here’s a clip from the brilliant but painful to […]

06 Aug 2019

Bob Earll  ‘The Government have been quick to remind us (again) with a great fanfare that the plastic bag tax works. All it does is remind me how little progress they have made with all the other obvious single use plastics which seemed to be stuck in an endless round of announcements and consultations. The […]

23 May 2019

Defra ‘Environment Secretary Michael Gove has today confirmed a ban on plastic straws, drinks stirrers, and plastic stemmed cotton buds in England, following overwhelming public support for the move. Following an open consultation, a ban on the supply of plastic straws, drinks stirrers and cotton buds will come into force in April 2020. The ban […]

14 May 2019

Common Space The Scottish Government has announced a deposit return scheme (DRS) for drinks and containers as part of plans to tackle climate change. Announcing the new scheme, which will include the ability to return aluminium and steel cans as well as drinks containers made of glass and Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic to retailers with a […]

06 May 2019

Plymouth University: Biodegradable plastic bags are still capable of carrying full loads of shopping after being exposed in the natural environment for three years, a new study shows. Researchers from the University of Plymouth examined the degradation of five plastic bag materials widely available from high street retailers in the UK. They were then left […]