The ocean is suffering – here’s how you can help
The oceans are suffering. Around 8 million items of litter enter the marine environment every day; plastic is now the most common element found in the ocean. One hundred thousand…
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Decade-long study of beach litter finds sharp rise in types of litter such as polystyrene foam, balloons and fishing nets
Near-doubling of smaller plastic pieces likely to continue as items enter the sea and break down Researchers from the University of Exeter and Plymouth Marine Laboratory have studied the findings…
Around 8 million items of litter enter the marine environment every day
I’m sure the headline of this article has caught your attention. But marine litter doesn’t really make a difference to your or me does it? It’s just makes places look…
Take the Plastic Challenge this June with the Marine Conservation Society
Could you live without single use plastic? UK households use over 1.5 million tonnes of plastic packaging in a year, but it’s estimated more than two thirds isn’t even recycled.…
Microbeads to be scrubbed out at last?
The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) says it is delighted to hear that the UK Government is considering a ban on the use of microbeads in cosmetics and other products following…
Strand – Ocean pollution as fine art photography
If you are looking for a book that is a little bit different from the usual underwater and dive books, then Strand by Stuart Haygarth has taken environmental art to…
Killer bubble bath cashing in on Nemo
A bubblebath cashing in on the popularity of Disney’s Finding Nemo, which is the most watched film about sealife, is among the a host of bathroom products containing plastic “microbeads”…
Artist releases book featuring work created from plastic debris found on UK beaches
In February 2011, artist Stuart Haygarth did an unusual thing: he started to walk along the entire coast of southern England, with the goal of collecting every man-made item that…
Has a student from Iceland just saved the planet from plastic pollution?
Product design student Ari Jónsson from Iceland has combined red algae powder with water to create a biodegradable bottle. Jónsson – who studies at the Iceland Academy of the Arts –…
Are we bottling out of binning when it comes to drinking on the go?
Latest beach litter figures strengthen case for bottle deposit return schemes around UK Over 8,000 plastic bottles were found on UK beaches during just one weekend, according to the latest…