by Lanie Sibley | Jun 8, 2020 | The Problem With Plastic
How to stop PPE becoming plastic pollution Keeping you and our oceans safe The global coronavirus pandemic has created a new and completely unprecedented problem – the littering of personal protective equipment (PPE). Whilst we completely support the...
by Lanie Sibley | Apr 27, 2020 | The Problem With Plastic
THE MOST POLLUTING SINGLE-USE PLASTIC ITEMS WHAT ARE THE WORST OFFENDERS? NO EXCUSE FOR SINGLE-USE Big problems need big strategic thinking. At City to Sea, we’re focused on tackling the worst offenders – stopping them at source, so our beaches and rivers won’t need...
by Hannah Giles | May 14, 2019 | The Problem With Plastic
If you care about climate breakdown You should care about plastics More than once I’ve heard people say that climate breakdown is a much bigger issue than plastic pollution. Or that plastic pollution is a distraction from the wider environmental crisis we face. Add to...
by Hannah Giles | Apr 18, 2019 | Bioplastics
Bioplastics A plastic revolution or a load of rubbish? What are bioplastics? Compostable bioplastics have been touted as the solution to our single-use, throw-away lifestyle, allowing consumers to enjoy takeaway coffees guilt-free. But guess what? Turns out, it’s not...
by Hannah Giles | Apr 1, 2019 | Recycling, The Problem With Plastic
An essential guide to recycling Can all plastic be recycled? Recycling has become something of a minefield in recent years and what you can recycle in one part of the country won’t be collected in others. Campaigners have long been calling for a unified recycling...
by Hannah Giles | Apr 1, 2019 | Recycling
Is recycling the answer? We can’t recycle our way out of our plastic problem Could this be the solution to reducing plastic pollution? Over the last few years, it’s become increasingly clear that we can’t recycle ourselves out of our ongoing plastic problem. In...