07 Aug 2017
Plastic Bottle Tracker (PBT) Bob Earll 3/10/2017 – See News below – October 24th – Four articles Campaigners and Defra have claimed the success of reducing the use, waste and litter arising from plastic bags. Focused campaigns on particular items have therefore received some encouragement, but what is the next high priority target? There are […]
07 Aug 2017
Warship made from plastic waste invades Cornish coast – SAS Environmental charity Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) has unveiled a 30ft warship made entirely of plastic litter to highlight the growing threat of throwaway plastic in the seas. Built on a Cornish beach, the SAS Wasteland Warship highlights the charity’s latest study which found one in […]
16 May 2017
Critics say plan for drifting ocean trash collectors is ‘unmoored’ Science By Erik Stokstad May 11, 2017, 2:45 PM ‘It is undeniably an ambitious vision. Boyan Slat, a charismatic 22-year-old drop-out inventor, plans to clean up plastic trash circulating in the North Pacific Gyre by launching a fleet of floating trash collectors. Ocean currents would propel floating […]
14 Apr 2017
Greenpeace ‘Monday 10th April, 2017. London – This morning Greenpeace activists have installed a 2.5 tonne ocean plastic sculpture on the doorstep of Coca-Cola’s London HQ, in protest at the company’s role in ocean plastic pollution. The artwork, Plasticide, was created by renowned underwater sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor and features seabirds regurgitating plastic amidst a family beach picnic. […]
11 Apr 2017
Defra published litter strategy Litter louts could be hit with £150 fines as part of ambitious new plans to tackle rubbish in England. Environment Secretary Andrea Leadsom unveiled the Government’s first Litter Strategy for England to reduce the near £800m burden to the taxpayer of clean-up costs. Under the new measures, the most serious litterers could be […]
16 Feb 2017
Scientists in Norway found more than 30 plastic bags and other plastic waste inside the stomach of a Cuvier’s beaked whale stranded off the coast. Wardens had put the whale down after realising it wasn’t going to live, and had clearly consumed a large amount of non-biodegradable waste. Despite the huge volume of plastic clogging […]
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