Tiny plastics, big problem. What we know about microplastic impacts
Microplastics are found in almost every environment, even in the stomachs of seabirds and the wombs of humans. We look at latest findings on plastics’ impacts.
What’s COVID got to do with it? Salmon, chemicals & single-use packaging.
A look at the impacts of coronavirus on chemical pollution, single-use packaging and sustainable salmon farming.
Chemicals and plastic; exploring the toxic tag-a-longs to nurdles
The chemical cocktail of plastic, PCBs and pellets. A look at how nurdles are more than just harmful bits of plastic.
The beginning of the end for beached cotton buds?
Scotland bans plastic stemmed cotton buds in a bid to rid beaches of single use plastic
Is grass always greener? Evaluating environmental impact of synthetic sports pitches
Should we pass on plastic pitches? With conversations kicking off about plastic in sport, water use on turf and year-round pitch performance, how do you find the perfect pitch?
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.
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
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
How Fidra’s Cotton Bud Project helped solve a single-use plastic problem
What can we learn from the successes of Fidra’s Cotton Bud Project?