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Campaign updates
ASA and Coca-Cola respond to advert complaint
Last week we complained to the ASA, against Coca-Cola for their advertising campaign claiming their bottles were no longer single-use.
Complaint made over “misleading” Coca-Cola advert
The recent Coca-Cola advert campaign claims that “single-use plastic bottles are only single-use if they are thrown away”.
Press Release: Be a good asshole
Press release: A new campaign – Andy Serkis takes on a new character, an animated talking a**hole, to stop people flushing wet wipes.
The problem with plastic
The top 10 single-use plastic items found on seashores
At City to Sea, we’re focused on tackling the worst offenders – stopping them at source, so our beaches and rivers won’t need to be cleaned in the future.
If you care about climate breakdown, you should care about plastics
If you care about climate breakdown You should care about plastics More than once I’ve heard...
Bioplastics
The issue of bio-plastics is complicated – compostable bioplastics have been touted as the solution to single-use plastic. Turns out, it’s not that simple.
Going plastic-free
Reclaiming Armchair Activism
‘Armchair Activism’ is defined as someone who sits in their armchair or desk chair and blogs or posts about activist issues without ever taking action.
Plastic-free periods for all
We think it’s a #BloodyShame that highstreet supermarkets aren’t offering more plastic-free period options. Help us by being a period detective!
Its time to rethink periods
On average menstruators spend 3,000 days menstruating. So, we think it’s about time we Rethink Periods, and shake up period education in England.
Oceans of Optimism
February’s Oceans of Optimism
Every day we see news breaking, stories unfolding and people breaking new boundaries. We know that there is OCEANS OF OPTIMISM
Oceans of Optimism
We are starting 2020 with a new bounce in our steps. Throughout 2020, we’ll be bringing you a monthly dose of positive news filled with OCEANS OF OPTIMISM.
Plastic policy
European Union to ban single-use plastics by 2021
The European Parliament voted overwhelmingly to support earlier proposals from the European Commission to cut plastic waste.
Wales led the way with the plastic bag charge, will they do the same for the latte levy?
City to Sea are calling on the Welsh Government to introduce a point-of-sale fee (or tax) on all single-use coffee cups, the latte levy.
The low-down on plastic – EU and UK laws
Here’s a rundown of where we’re at with plastic legislation in the EU and the UK as of 2018. Expect some good news, and some reality checks for 2019.