Plastic in every river we tested
We took to the UK’s rivers to investigate microplastic pollution and we found plastic everywhere.
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UK river more polluted than Great Pacific Garbage Patch
The UK’s River Mersey contains proportionally more plastic pollution than the infamous Great Pacific Garbage Patch, an area recognised by scientists as one of the most plastic-polluted expanses of water on earth
Say YAAASS to the Glass!
Deposit return schemes make a lot of sense and we shouldn't limit their use.
Greenpeace welcomes Scotland’s move on bottle return scheme
Far-reaching scheme enjoys public support and will drastically boost recycling collection rates
Sainsbury’s gets most Twitter complaints about plastics
Greenpeace is calling on Sainsbury’s to eliminate unnecessary and un-recyclable plastic by 2020
Greenpeace calls out Sainsbury’s as worst in class on plastics
New campaign challenges supermarket giant to clean up its act on tackling plastic waste
RIVERS OF PLASTIC: Photographs reveal UK river wildlife habitats invaded by plastic pollution
A new collection of photographs show iconic British wildlife like otters, voles and kingfishers surrounded by plastic pollution in UK rivers
Bonnie Wright joins scientists and campaigners to launch river plastic investigation
Hollywood star helps with nationwide survey of plastic pollution in the UK’s major rivers
“Don’t lose your bottle Gove” urge campaigners delivering 2,500-bottle artwork
6bn plastic bottles per year could be missed if Government waters down bottle scheme
Plastics found in all dead dolphins, seals and whales tested in British waters
Researchers from the University of Exeter and Plymouth Marine Laboratory find microplastics in them all examined animals