Flame Proof Gannets: Tracing Toxic Chemicals through our Wildlife
What does a sofa, a seabird and a spatula all have in common? Flame Retardants. Understanding the warning signs of chemical pollution in wildlife.
Polystyrene pollution and practical solutions
Polystyrene is used to keep our takeaways hot, insulate our homes and transport everything from fresh fish to human organs. What a hero! Yet, the devastation it reaps on our natural environment is far from heroic.
Turf, tyres and health
Is playing on artificial turf kicking up health and environmental issues? Dr Becky Gait sits in as match official to review the evidence.
Waste Expectations: Trash Talk with Businesses
Local businesses, community groups and interested members of society come together to discuss options and solutions to the problems caused by disposable plastic and polystyrene waste from takeaway food packaging. Find out more about the initiatives planned in and around North Berwick.
Plastic: a chemical cocktail
Plastics are a source and a carrier of many of the harmful chemicals that are damaging our environment.
Marine Conservation Society’s Great British Beach Clean Results reveal the scale of the cotton bud pollution
Across the UK 15,000 volunteers collected more than 75,000 items of marine debris highlighting the need to support proposed bans on certain single-use plastic items
Fidra welcomes report on salmon farming from the Scottish Parliament but cautions against expansion until environmental concerns are addressed
Having submitted evidence to the Scottish Parliament’s Rural Economy and Connectivity (REC) Committee inquiry on salmon farming in Scotland back in May 2018, Fidra’s Best Fishes project welcomes the inquiry’s report released today.
Do you need a receipt? Why we should ditch tickets for the sake of our environment
Fidra invites you to stick it to the ticket, save resources and avoid harmful chemicals.
UK Government launches consultation on banning the sale and distribution of plastic-stemmed cotton buds in England
Fidra, the environmental charity behind the Cotton Bud Project welcomes the UK Government’s consultation and supports ban on distribution and sale of plastic-stemmed cotton buds
Tackling takeaway packaging: Beyond the plastic problem
Local businesses cut single-use packaging and go compostable.