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New Look first major high street brand to get Vegan Society trademark

The brand is the first major high street shop to have its apparel guaranteed animal-product free by The Vegan Society's trademark.

19/08/2019

Thailand

Popular baby dugong dies in Thailand after 'ingesting plastic waste'

Popular baby dugong dies in Thailand after "ingesting plastic waste"

17/08/2019

Earth News

These holiday destinations need your help cleaning the beaches

We explore how the plastic crisis is affecting beautiful places such as Bali, Thailand and Vietnam and what you can do to save their shorelines.

11/08/2019

Earth News

Hotel chain bans tiny toiletries to cut down on plastic waste

200 million plastic packaged personal care items provided by hotels end up in landfill each year but what are the alternatives?

01/08/2019

World News

Plastic waste 'goes up by 40% during the summer'

Thousands of plastic bags were pulled from the Aegean Sea off Greece’s Andros island this month by a team of divers and environmentalists who described what they found as a “gulf full of plastic corals".

31/07/2019

Earth News

Rome is offering credit on public transport in return for plastic

Return plastic bottles for recycling at designated points around the city.

30/07/2019

Earth News

Attending a music festival this summer? Read our eco-friendly guide

Our top tips will enable you to have a fun festival experience but leave behind a minimal trace.

27/07/2019

Earth News

Lush develops new 'Carbon Positive' packaging

Taking their commitment beyond carbon neutral, sustainable cosmetic giant Lush has created packaging that aims to reduce environmental carbon.

26/07/2019

Earth News

This bar will let you trade butts for beer

"Cheers to that"

24/07/2019

Earth News

What if you could fuel your car and power your home using plastic?

Groundbreaking technology could turn your plastic waste into into energy.

22/07/2019

Earth News

Watch: Swimwear models don anti-plastic body paint on the catwalk

Eco-friendly fashion took to the runway with a message against pollution.

17/07/2019

Earth News

Eco-friendly Home: 10 swaps for your cleaning routine

In light of Unilever's research into refillable household products we look at ways to reduce plastic waste in your cleaning routine.

16/07/2019

Earth News

Top 10 Plastic Free Swaps for your Dental Routine

We put together our top 10 recommended swaps to make your teeth-cleaning routine plastic free.

13/07/2019

Earth News

Top 7 Shampoo Bars for Dry Hair

These plastic free recommendations will help you change up how you wash your hair.

12/07/2019

Earth News

Watch: Italy's answer to the problem with plastic

Testing is being carried out to confirm bioplastics disintegrate in the sea without harming aquaculture.

10/07/2019

USA

Twitter helps reveal deadly toll plastic takes on sharks and rays

Scientists scanned scientific studies and social media and found more than 1,000 cases of the animals becoming tangled in plastic debris.

08/07/2019

Earth News

Beat the heat: 5 eco-friendly deodorants you need to try

Five aluminium free, low packing deodorant options you didn't even know existed.

04/07/2019

Earth News

Tried and tested: Was Glastonbury Festival 2019 really plastic-free?

I visited the UK's most iconic music festival that decided to ban plastic this year! Did they achieve their goal?

04/07/2019

Earth News

Nestlé wrappers 'could cause environmental disasters' says Greenpeace

The world's biggest food company has committed to making its packaging recyclable or reusable by 2025.

03/07/2019

Earth News

Quiz: How plastic-free are you?

We've given you our tips, we're putting you to the test during Plastic-Free July with our 'How plastic-free are you?' quiz

02/07/2019