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NEWS FROM MOLD PLASTIC REDUCTION

Here are news items about single use plastic and how to use less of it, plus posts on wider environmental concerns and about the MPR group and its activities. If you’re not already doing so, you can also keep in touch with what’s going on via Facebook, Twitter and Instagram – and/or subscribe to our newsletter using the form below.

Vehicle spraying sewage sludge on farmland.

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 …
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Pile of cigarette butts.

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 …
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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 …
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Bottle of "Spruce" alternative household cleaning product with dissolvable sachets.

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 …
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Woman holding large brown handbag.

IS YOUR HANDBAG PLASTIC?

In an effort to get away from using leather in their products, manufacturers of vegan alternatives often turn to polyurethane (PU) and polyvinyl chloride …
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