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Environmental catastrophe as two broken systems collide
Toxic bio-beads wash up on Camber Sands.
Why I’m Striking For The Ocean: A Guest Blog by Caitlin, Age 12
[caption id="attachment_66414" align="aligncenter" width="660"] Ben Gingell / Shutterstock, London, UK, United Kingdom 15th February 2019:- Striking school aged children in central London over climate change[/caption] My name is Caitlin and I am joining the school climate strike today, along with...
Non-recyclable milk bottles banished from plastic free schools
[caption id="attachment_66369" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Plastic milk bottle pollution - (C) iStock[/caption] TENS OF THOUSANDS OF SCHOOL CHILDREN TAKE THE 'PLASTIC FREE FIGHT' TO BIG BUSINESS. Since the 2017 launch of the programme over 750 schools have signed-up to work towards...
Plans to build Plastic Free Birmingham help set wheels in motion to see 2022 Commonwealth Games become the greenest Games ever
The 2022 Commonwealth Games could become greener than ever before, as a motion is passed to help one of the UK’s biggest cities become plastic free. It comes as campaigners in Birmingham strive to create Plastic Free Communities, as...
Incredible Women Leading the Charge to Protect Planet Ocean
In celebration of International Women’s Day on Friday 8th March, this week we've announced a special selection of remarkable women leading the charge to protect our planet. The Women Earth Defenders list shines a spotlight on incredible individuals and luminaries...
Island communities lead the fight against plastic pollution
Surfers Against Sewage and Parley for the Oceans are launching a pilot project aiming to tackle marine plastic pollution on Cold Water islands by implementing innovative, community-based solutions. The initiative is part of our ‘Cold Water Islands Project’, a collaboration...
The first nation-wide Mass Unwrap is underway. How can you join in?
From the 3rd to the 10th of March, Surfers Against Sewage have organised a series of Mass Unwrap events in supermarkets across the UK to call for action to tackle wasteful and avoidable single-use plastic. Mass Unwrap is a fun, high-impact...
Growing trend to reduce plastic at events sees Glastonbury ditch single-use plastic bottles
One of the UK’s biggest festivals has announced that for the first time it will be ditching single-use plastic drinking bottles. Organisers of the iconic Glastonbury Festival say they will be banning any sale of the drinks bottles on...
PUPILS URGE MICHAEL GOVE TO INCLUDE ALL BOTTLES IN DEPOSIT RETURN SCHEME
POWER TO THE PUPILS! Yesterday the incredible pupils of Damers First School in Dorchester met with the Environment Secretary, Michael Gove outside Westminster Abbey to call for an 'ALL IN' drinks bottle deposit return scheme (DRS). The students were invited to...
Are you #GenerationSea?
[caption id="attachment_64903" align="aligncenter" width="660"] Protesters march in support of the ocean (c) Shutterstock[/caption] #GenerationSea is a new movement we’re building to save and secure the future of our oceans and beaches. If you join #GenerationSea you’ll be able to help...