Sustainable_chill

Environment, Development and Policy MA. Ethical consumer. Human & animal rights advocate. Trying to be zero waste and less plastic. Circular economy enthusiast

[Sustainable_chill @VickiChillcott]

As one of the contributors I am thrilled to share @KeepBritainTidy’s 4th volume of Litter and Environmental Quality. From page17 I share my research looking at what influenced the UKgov to pledge to tackle plastic pollution. #behaviourchange #policychange #naturalcapital #plastic

[Sustainable_chill @VickiChillcott]

Absolute joke. With #COP26 hosted in the UK this response by an elected MP is embarrassing and not acceptable!
@StopCambo @XRebellionUK #COP26Glasgow

[Leo Hickman @LeoHickman]

This Conservative MP was happy to be elected in 2019 under the following election manifesto commitment:

"We will lead the global fight against climate change by delivering on our world-leading target of Net Zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050”

Yet he sends out this letter...

[The Scotsman @TheScotsman]

The brain of a common octopus has 500 million neurons, making it as smart as a dog or a three-year-old child.

[Sustainable_chill @VickiChillcott]

@tsedge Twitter doesn’t give me enough characters for this reply. But one reason may be that it’s normal and they’ve done their bit for their colony. That’s the optimistic view

[Sustainable_chill @VickiChillcott]

People in high powered positions signed this off before it got withdrawn... ffs!
#appalling Coronavirus: Government withdraws 'sexist' Stay Home advert https://t.co/pvsI68Ti6q

[weswimwild @weswimwild]

#newsletter Head over to our website https://t.co/yPjchQdXOE to sign up to our news letter. We’ll update you on all things past, present and next chapter. We’ll be sending it out on the 31st Jan #weswimwild

[Sustainable_chill @VickiChillcott]

Peatlands are historic carbon sinks and must be left alone. Listen to @TheMontyDon #climatecrisis #biodiversityloss #peatfree

[Monty Don @TheMontyDon]

@GardenCentre @TheAGTeam @wastefighter Ten years ago the government set a target of 2020. for all retail and domestic use of peat to end. ANY use of peat is not 'realistic and sustainable'. You have had 10 years. Time's up.

[Sustainable_chill @VickiChillcott]

Christmas – the most wasteful time of year https://t.co/Fy0AamRgdl

[Sustainable_chill @VickiChillcott]

That’s me

[weswimwild @weswimwild]

Back in the River Avon we have @vickichillcott who now has samples before and after Bath to see if there’s much change. This is the biggest UK study on microplastics! #microplastics #riveravon #plasticpollution

[Jason Hickel @jasonhickel]

GDP growth is, ultimately, an indicator of the welfare of capitalism. That we have all come to see it as a proxy for the welfare of humans represents an extraordinary ideological coup.

[Sustainable_chill @VickiChillcott]

Yep and I’m one of the fabulous team of #waterloggers 🏊‍♀️🧑🏾‍🔬🥶👌

[weswimwild @weswimwild]

Our volunteer #waterloggers are sampling rivers all over the UK. Deep ones, shallow ones, fast ones, gentle ones. Here’s the #Avon near Bath, the #Thames in the Home Counties and the #Taff in Cardiff. We’re testing for #microplastics with the help of @BangorUni and @christiandunn

[Sustainable_chill @VickiChillcott]

Exciting stuff! #microplastic #science #microscope #plasticpollution #citizenscience

[weswimwild @weswimwild]

Next stop @BangorUni for @christiandunn to do his magic. He’ll filter the water then look for #microplastics under his microscope 🧑🏾‍🔬 results will be shared next year #waterloggers

[Sustainable_chill @VickiChillcott]

Listen to the expert @christiandunn talk about what the #waterloggers are doing 🧑🏽‍🔬👨🏼‍🔬#microplastics

[weswimwild @weswimwild]

WATCH 🤓“We can’t let #microplastics be the asbestos of the 21st century” That’s why we’ve asked #wildswimmers around the UK to gather water samples to be tested by ⁦@BangorUni⁩ so we can start to really understand the problem ⁦@christiandunn⁩ https://t.co/ypBguNdzmj

[Sustainable_chill @VickiChillcott]

I’m having fun collecting water for @weswimwild! The Avon is too deep to stand in properly so I tried swimming whilst filling this bottle.. was funny and almost impossible! #waterloggers sampling water from around the UK so @BangorUni can test for #microplastics! @christiandunn

[Sustainable_chill @VickiChillcott]

Very cool to see what happens with our water samples #waterloggers all over the UK are helping to make this the biggest UK microplastics research yet! @christiandunn at @BangorUni is doing all the clever stuff! Check it out 👨🏼‍🔬🧑🏽‍🔬🤓 #microplastics

[weswimwild @weswimwild]

... meanwhile in the labs @christiandunn is busy working his way through the samples! Let’s get #mappingmicroplastics across U.K. waters so we can see the full scale of the problem! #microplastics @BangorUni #mappingmicroplastics #citizenscience

[Sustainable_chill @VickiChillcott]

@cctv_idiots So cool

[Sustainable_chill @VickiChillcott]

Citizen science in action! Wild swimmers from all over the UK are taking the plunge for science in NOVEMBER. I was in the Avon doing my bit. #waterloggers @weswimwild

[weswimwild @weswimwild]

Our #waterloggers have been busy. With the help from our lovely volunteers we’re testing the UK waterways for microplastics. Watch this space for results. 13 days in to the campaign and we’ve covered a lot already 👌🏊‍♀️

[Sustainable_chill @VickiChillcott]

@GreenVipul @Wera_Hobhouse @MattMcCabe2 @CoolMum @DandoTom @CoulthardAmy @JessHrivnak After we give blood #giveblood

[Sustainable_chill @VickiChillcott]

Great ideas as always from @ZeroWasteChef for home made gifts 👌 I do make very good granola... what a fab idea