CANADA BANS PLASTICS
In December this year, Canada will introduce a ban on the manufacture and import of single-use plastic bags, cutlery, straws, stir sticks, carrier rings, …
NEWS FROM MOLD PLASTIC REDUCTION
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SEWAGE SLUDGE SICKENER
Untreated sewage is the main source of microplastics in the UK’s rivers. Although the vast majority of microplastics are screened out from sewage by …
CIGARETTE BUTTS RECYCLED
A proposed recycling scheme aims to tackle cigarette butts littering Catalonia, Spain. With the Catalan government considering paying €4 to anyone who hands in …
PLASTIC BAG DEPOSIT APP
A deposit system for plastic bags is helping increase recycling and reduce litter. The brainchild of Swedish company Bower (previously PantaPå) the system uses …
WALES TOP FOR RECYCLING
Statistics for 2020 show that Wales recycled more household waste than any other part of the United Kingdom. In 2020, Wales recycled 56.5% of …
PLASTIC-FREE CLEANING
Rather than keep on buying “traditional” bathroom and kitchen cleaning products packaged in throw-away plastic spray bottles, many of us are turning to more …