We <3 Plastic Free Companies For the final week of Plastic Free July, we chatted with Director of projects and Commercial at Belu, Jan Roberts, about the changing face of the bottled water market. With a focus on circular economy, reducing carbon emissions and funding the provision of clean water, Belu pride themselves on doing[…]
Recycling Plastic Bags Plastics that have been unrecyclable up until now will be able to be recycled back into high grade chemicals and oils, all with a low carbon footprint, at Renew ELP’s new plant in Teesside. One of the most exciting developments in the world of plastic recycling is Mura Technology’s new Hydro PRS[…]
Is Recycled Plastic Sustainable? It’s becoming increasingly common to see clothing products on the high street which claim to be made from ‘recycled plastic’. But the truth is most of these products are not as angelic as they seem. Many brands lack transparency and fail to disclose the source of their recycled plastic, plus plenty[…]
By Earth Talk Updated February 05, 2022 Most types of plastic bottles are safe to reuse at least a few times if properly washed with hot soapy water. However, recent revelations about some of the toxic chemicals found in single use plastic water bottles (plastic #7) bottles are enough to prevent even the most committed[…]
By Earth Talk Updated February 05, 2022 Most types of plastic bottles are safe to reuse at least a few times if properly washed with hot soapy water. However recent revelations about some of the toxic chemicals found in single use plastic water bottles (plastic #7) are enough to prevent even the most committed[…]
Plastic is choking our oceans and killing marine life. Every year we throw away millions of tonnes of plastic. And vast amounts of it finds its way into the ocean. As the plastic breaks down into tiny pieces it’s consumed by marine animals. All this plastic pollution means a cocktail of harmful chemicals can be passed up the food chain. Plastic[…]
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[…]
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[…]
31 January 2019 Microplastics have been found in the guts of every marine mammal examined in a new study of animals washed up on Britain’s shores. Researchers from PML and the University of Exeter examined 50 animals from 10 species of dolphins, seals and whales – and found microplastics (less than 5mm) in them all.[…]
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.[…]
