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London Marathon champions use of seaweed water pouches

A revolutionary invention to reduce the use of plastic bottles

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Say no to the disposables with our pick of the best eco-friendly and reusable coffee cups.

27/04/2019

Eco-Innovation

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Destinations

Three uplifting environmental stories this April

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Take a look at the plastics of the future

From hemp to lobster, the possibilities are various.

20/04/2019

Switzerland

Green campaigners accuse Nestlé over single-use plastics

Greenpeace protests against Nestlé with creature made from plastic in Vevey, Switzerland, and accuse the company of not doing enough for the environment.

19/04/2019

Europe News

Why so blue? The Smurfs join EU fight against ocean waste

The daughter of Peyo, creator of The Smurfs, signed a partnership with the EU as part of the Global Beach Clean campaign.

17/04/2019

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Green campaigners accuse Nestle over single-use plastics

Environmental campaigners Greenpeace demonstrated outside Nestle's headquarters in Vevey, Switzerland, accusing the company of not doing enough to reduce single-use plastics.

17/04/2019

France

Micro-plastics not just bad for the oceans, they're now in the air

A new study from Toulouse University shows that there are atmospheric micro-plastics. A five-month study carried out in the French Pyrenees showed that micro-plastics can travel a distance of up to 95 kilometres.

17/04/2019

Living

Can one woman change Belgium’s love affair with bottled water?

Why is Belgium so hooked on bottled water - while hosting the EU headquarters, a world leader in the fight against plastic waste?

15/04/2019

Green News

Seaweed can save the planet from plastic waste

Researchers have devised a possible solution for durable plastic waste, inspired by the ocean.

07/04/2019

Italy

Sperm whale washes up dead with 22 kgs of plastic in its stomach

The whale’s stomach had a mixture of garbage bags, plastic bags, fishing nets, plates, tubes, and a bag of a washing machine liquid.

01/04/2019

Living

When plastic is welcome

Watch this Czech artist creating masterpieces out of upcycled plastic bottles.

30/03/2019

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Artist creates lifelike sculptures from plastic bottles

Artist Veronika Richterova has a shed full of bags of plastic bottles at her home in the small Czech town of Bustehrad — the raw material for her lifelike sculptures.

26/03/2019

World News

Spring clean: Litter pickers set to help clear-up Europe’s beaches

Environmentally-conscious volunteers are donning gloves and picking up litter at more than 640 sites across the continent.

21/03/2019

USA

8 simple ways to cut back on plastic

The number-one way to reduce plastic waste is to cut back on the amount we use in our daily lives.

18/03/2019

Philippines

Whale dies from “gastric shock” after ingesting 40kgs of plastic

16 rice sacks, 4 banana bags and multiple shopping bags were found during an autopsy of a young male Cuvier’s beaked whale that washed up on a beach in the Philippines

18/03/2019

Destinations

Saving the Seychelles, one piece of plastic at a time

From bags to bottles, around 13 million tonnes of plastic flows into our oceans every year

07/03/2019

Australia

Balloons deadliest risk to seabirds ingesting ocean plastic

Seabirds are much more likely to die from ingesting balloon fragments than hard plastics, researchers have found.

04/03/2019

Green News

Robinson Crusoe island sets example for the world in conservation

Robinson Crusoe island sets example for the world in conservation

28/02/2019