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Unpacked: how supermarkets can cut plastic packaging in half by 2025

Despite scientific evidence and mounting public pressure, UK supermarkets are putting more plastic on their shelves than ever. This report outlines how supermarkets can achieve a minimum 50% reduction in single-use plastic packaging, purely via reduction and reuse.

August 28, 2020

Plastic

How to make a reusable facemask – and why you should

Facemasks are now compulsory in many public places around the UK, and pandemic-related plastic pollution is on the rise. Here are two ways to make your own washable, reusable mask using an upcycled shirt – one without any sewing!

by Helle Abelvik-Lawson August 28, 2020

People symbolically raising a Wind Turbine to show the importance of green jobs.

Air pollution

Here’s how we can rebuild the economy and tackle the climate emergency

The UK needs to put people back to work, AND tackle the climate and nature emergency. By creating 1.8m green jobs, the government can do both.

by Alia Al Ghussain June 30, 2020

Plastic

Plastic and coronavirus: here’s what you need to know

While the world is rightly preoccupied with tackling coronavirus, our oceans and wildlife are *still* choking on plastic – and oil companies are pushing to produce more of the stuff than ever before. So what do we need to know about plastic in the age of Covid-19?

by Nina Schrank June 11, 2020

Semi-submerged view of plastic rubbish floating on the surface of a shallow ocean with beautiful corals on the bottom.

Plastic

How does plastic end up in the ocean?

Plastic pollution in the ocean is a growing problem, but where does it come from? Here are the plastic pollution facts you need to understand what’s happening.

by Helle Abelvik-Lawson June 10, 2020

Air pollution

Manifesto for a green recovery

The Covid-19 crisis has created challenges to our daily lives, communities and the global economy on a scale that would have been unimaginable only a few months ago. The deliberate…

June 3, 2020

Plastic

Malaysia endures toxic legacy of UK plastic waste exports

A new Greenpeace report reveals the toxic legacy left by plastic waste shipped to Malaysia from countries like the UK, US, Germany and Italy

by Stefano Gelmini May 27, 2020

Climate change

Ministers give themselves ‘licence to fail’ as they dodge urgent nature targets

The UK government has given itself a ‘licence to fail’ by refusing to take any legal responsibility for new short-term targets on sustainable fisheries and nature restoration, campaigners have warned.…

by Alison Kirkman January 31, 2020

Plastic

9 ways to reduce your plastic use at Christmas

The festive season is an excuse to kick back and enjoy ourselves, but it can also result in mountains of wasted plastic. These top tips will show you how to reduce plastic at Christmas and other festivals throughout the year.

by Bryony Walker, Alice Hunter December 16, 2019

Plastic

Supermarkets putting more plastic on their shelves than ever

Public concern about plastic pollution is at a high, and promises to tackle the problem are pouring out of supermarket PR machines. But new research shows that the plastic footprint of the top 10 UK supermarkets has actually increased over the past year. Here’s the breakdown.

by Anthony Lewis December 5, 2019