Join/Donate

News and blogs

Featured

Featured

Tracing the Truth: A Community’s Decade-Long Fight Over Bio-Bead Pollution

On Dorset’s stunning Jurassic Coast, fossil hunters flock to Charmouth in search of ancient treasures. But alongside the relics of prehistory, plastic pollution washing ashore, are millions of tiny plastic bio-beads. For nearly a decade, the local community has fought tirelessly to uncover the truth behind this pollution and hold those responsible to account.

Featured

COP30: What happened?

We watched COP30 in Belém, Brazil, with a mix of hope and frustration. The summit delivered some incremental progress but ultimately failed to address the root causes of the crises we face, particularly fossil-fuel-driven plastic production.  The Good News COP30 did produce some positive outcomes: Adaptation...

What are Bio-beads?

Small plastic pellets and discs are washing up across the UK, from Camber Sands in Sussex, to South Wales and now Lyme Regis in Dorset. With volunteers and local councils left to largely to deal with the clean-up. They are...

What could Special Administration mean for water companies?

The Special Administration Regime or SAR is a term that SAS and other environmental organisations are starting to talk about more publicly when it comes to the water industry. With the constant flow (excuse the pun) of headlines surrounding water...

Respond to the Welsh Deposit Return Scheme Consultation

The Welsh Government is consulting on how to deliver a Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) that truly works for people and planet and we need your voice.  A DRS adds a small refundable deposit to drink containers (like cans, glass, and...

Stop Rosebank: Plastic Starts With Oil

From Geneva to Rosebank: If you meant it, prove it Back in August 2025, the world gathered in Geneva for what was meant to be the final round of negotiations for a Global Plastics Treaty. Delegates from more than 170...

The UK’s Packaging EPR Finally Has Teeth

After years of campaigning, consultations, and cautious optimism, this month marks a major shift in the fight against plastic pollution in the UK. As of October 2025, the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) system for packaging officially enters its enforcement phase...

Respond to the Plastic Pollution Plan Consultation in Northern Ireland

Plastic is being produced and consumed at unsustainable levels, driving pollution, fuelling the climate crisis, and threatening public health. The science is clear, and the solutions already exist – what’s missing is the political will and strong legislation to deliver...