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SOCOTEC Supports Research of the ‘Plastic Problem’ with Microplastic Analysis

Posted on June 5th / 2019 By Andy Jessop
microplastic analysis microscope

SOCOTEC, the UK’s leading provider of testing, inspection and compliance services, is now providing microplastic analysis as a commercial service…

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Fashion retailers leading sustainability trend by trialling new business models

Posted on May 30th / 2019 By Andy Jessop
Two models showing off second hand clothes.

The London Waste and Recycling Board (LWARB) and QSA Partners have today announced that they are working with a number…

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Parents left feeling trapped by pollution in UK cities

Posted on May 23rd / 2019 By Andy Jessop
A child standing in a polluted city.

Fifty nine per cent of parents say they would move house to escape air pollution if they could afford it,…

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Eleven billion items of packaging wasted by British workers every year

Posted on May 14th / 2019 By Andy Jessop
A picture of a Food Savvy leaflet to promote recyclable packaging.

From sandwich boxes, to crisps and napkins, British workers’ ‘lunch on the go’ habit is generating 10.7 billion items of…

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Success of ground-breaking recycling on-the-go trial sparks expansion into Scotland and Wales

Posted on May 13th / 2019 By Andy Jessop
A picture of a couple recycling plastic bottles in Leeds.

Leeds By Example, the UK’s biggest collaborative drive to boost recycling of some of the most common food and drink…

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New Drinking Fountains Prove a Success as Londoners Choose to Drink Water Sustainably

Posted on April 30th / 2019 By Andy Jessop
A bottle of water from the OneLess Campaign

Data released today from the #OneLess campaign shows that public drinking fountains installed across London over the past year, as…

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Drinks bottles labelled as biggest plastic pollutant

Posted on April 17th / 2019 By Andy Jessop
A plastic bottle polluting a river in Europe.

According to a report published by Earthwatch Europe and Plastic Oceans UK, plastic bottles are now the most common form…

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Hotel Chocolat & Tesco embark on plastic recycling schemes

Posted on April 9th / 2019 By Andy Jessop
Tesco supermarket storefront

It has been announced this week that Hotel Chocolat, the only company in the UK to grow cocoa on its…

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Boat made from plastic waste set to tackle plastic pollution in rivers and canals

Posted on March 29th / 2019 By Andy Jessop
Plastic Fishing - Hubbub

Environmental charity Hubbub announced yesterday that it is to launch a new vessel in the battle to clean up plastic…

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Hubbub announces plans for 100 UK Community Fridges by the end of 2020

Posted on March 6th / 2019 By Andy Jessop
Community-Fridge-Hubbub

The world’s first Community Fridge Network will double in size by the end of 2020 thanks to National Lottery funding, environmental…

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