Tunisia is to ban the use #singleuseplastic bags by 2021 with major supermarkets and pharmacies to stop issuing bags ๐๐๏ธ๐๏ธ
@INDICITII partner INSTM are working in Tunisia to assess the impact of plastic on numerous marine species๐ข๐
Read full article: https://t.co/CIijuffmnS
As you know, we are not convinced that recycled plastics will stay in the loop. At least @Unilever Ecolo Clean toothbrush comes in a paper pack, which is fully recyclable.
Letโs hope all toothbrush packs lose the plastic. And all toothbrushes.
https://t.co/DQXBGPqKwb
New paper out today from @INDICITII partners looking at the concentrations and accumulations of floating macro litter in the Mediterranean ๐๐๏ธ
Study identifies seasonal debris accumulation patterns on regional and local spatial scales
Read article here https://t.co/fk1qbYBEVs
BBC News - @Tesco to ditch #plasticwrap for #multipack tins
FINALLY
3 years of campaigning to get this far - just a drop in the ocean, but brands listen to retailers
@sainsburys@asda@Morrisons
Waiting to see you follow suit & BIGGER!
https://t.co/Y9JoZ2Lbqm
Itโs satisfying to report on high volume low cost brands going #plasticfree, but even better to be in @Tesco and see them on the shelf. Kitchen roll in paper, back how it used to be, from #Regina.
Now @KCCorp & @Bounty - why are you still polluting with unrecycled flexibles? ๐คฌ
Beware polymer scientists brandishing infamous Danish bag study: โIt takes 123 trips for a cotton bag to beat a plastic bag on carbon footprintโ they cry
We laugh in their faces. Just 1 of my bags at work does 3 shopping trips each week & carries more kilos
Thatโs 196 per year!
Big news from China this morning, theyโve launched a new plan to reduce single-use plastics across the country ๐
Non-degradable bags will be banned in major cities by the end of 2020 and straws & takeaway food containers will also be phased out!
-> https://t.co/tPxEgy7dd4
Water quality is an increasing problem in Dublin. Through the #Backdrop project, @DCUWater are using #FreshWaterWatch to try to map the sources and pathways of pollution. Data has never been collected on this scale before. @Earthwatch_Eur