Plastic

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Plastic

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…

by Greenpeace UK Press Office June 19, 2019

Plastic

Upstream: microplastics in UK rivers

June 18, 2019

Plastic

How deposit return schemes help tackle plastic pollution

Deposit return schemes make a lot of sense and we shouldn't limit their use.

by Willie Mackenzie June 18, 2019

Antarctic

Impact Report 2018

Our annual report shows what we have been doing to expose environmental abuse and to champion solutions to transform government, industry and society

June 4, 2019

Plastic

Greenpeace welcomes Scotland’s move on bottle return scheme

Far-reaching scheme enjoys public support and will drastically boost recycling collection rates

by Greenpeace UK Press Office May 8, 2019

Plastic

Sainsbury’s gets most Twitter complaints about plastics

Greenpeace is calling on Sainsbury’s to eliminate unnecessary and un-recyclable plastic by 2020

by Greenpeace UK Press Office April 29, 2019

Plastic

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

by Greenpeace UK Press Office March 29, 2019

Plastic

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

by Laura Fox March 18, 2019

Plastic

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

by Greenpeace UK Press Office March 7, 2019

Oceans

Why we need a Global Ocean Treaty

Greenpeace is calling for an ambitious Global Ocean Treaty to give our oceans the protection they urgently need

March 1, 2019