Written by Jo Ruxton Ten years ago this summer marks our first journey to the ‘so-called’ Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Ready to film for our documentary A Plastic Ocean, we joined a team of scientists expecting to encounter a vast island of floating plastic “twice the size of Texas”. On the 1,500 mile journey to the centre of[…]
Browsing tag:
plastic oceans foundation
Why is single use plastic bottled water still in our supermarket?
Environmental, Uncategorised Apr 30, 2019
If we care about plastic waste, why won’t we stop drinking bottled water? We have all seen the damage plastic waste is doing around the world – but sales of bottled water have continued to grow Simon Usborne Sun 28 Apr 2019 14.00 BST Losing our bottle? Plastic waste on an Egyptian beach. Photograph: Jan-Otto/Getty Images For[…]
By changing habits we can reduce our reliance on single use plastics. Since we began, we estimate that our customers have prevented at least 1 billion single use water bottles from being used and disposed of. Thankyou. We are making a difference together. We regularly publish ways to reduce the plastic habit and prevent pollution.[…]
Whales Are Facing a Crisis Created By Humans. Can We Help Save Them? Jan 09, 2019 Arguably as one of Earth’s most fascinating animals, whales have long held a place of awe and reverence in our psyche. They’ve featured in countless works of fiction and fantasy. From 1851s Moby Dick (a sperm whale) to 1986s[…]
