Bob Earll The combination of the Government’s messaging on coming out of lockdown and the exceptionally warm weather lead to vast numbers of people congregating on the many beaches, especially on the south coast and in particular Dorset. The problem was exacerbated by the fact that so many other facilities in these towns are still […]
With demand for protective visors unlikely to reduce, at least in the short-term, visors made from paper board and cellulose from wood pulp could be a useful addition to the range of PPE available. “PPE is vital for the protection of health care workers and to reduce the transmission of the virus. But it doesn’t […]
Four global drinks giants are responsible for more than half a million tonnes of plastic pollution in six developing countries each year, enough to cover 83 football pitches every day, according to a report. The NGO Tearfund has calculated the greenhouse gas emissions from the open burning of plastic bottles, sachets and cartons produced by Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, […]
Dumped fishing gear is biggest plastic polluter in ocean, finds report Greenpeace calls for global action over nets, lines and traps that are deadly for marine life. Lost and abandoned fishing gear which is deadly to marine life makes up the majority of large plastic pollution in the oceans, according to a report by Greenpeace. More […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
City to Sea – What is National Refill Day? On Wednesday 19th June 2019 we’ll be asking the nation if they’ve #GotTheBottle to prevent plastic pollution. Brought to you by City to Sea as part of the award-winning Refill Campaign, National Refill Day is an awareness campaign to get the UK public to stop bottling it when it comes to our […]