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Tag: MIcroplastics

Artist Emma Lamb kneels on shoreline to forage amongst pebbles, seaweed and debris.
February 11, 2026 Jim McClelland

Power of art to connect and spark climate action

Guest Blog: Artist Emma Lamb explains the power of art to create emotional connections with environmental issues and spark climate action.

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Microscopic close-up of plankton, brown against orange background, with two fluorescent green beads visible within body.
January 14, 2026 Jim McClelland

Zooplankton sink microplastics deep into ocean

News: How fast microplastics go through gut of zooplankton is key to how much polluting material gets transported down to ocean depths daily.

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Oxwash Founder Kyle Grant pictured smiling in white workwear bearing company name, arms outstretched in front of laundry machinery.
June 4, 2025 Jim McClelland

Clean-power laundry plant sorts our dirty washing

News: Eco-driven innovators in commercial laundry are cleaning up one of the dirtiest industries in the UK, with the help of a leading IDNO.

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Aerial view of orangey-brown circle of CocoTurf play area in park, with young person on the swings, plus green grass and sandy areas beyond.
March 4, 2025 Jim McClelland

Play on artificial grass made of coconut not plastic

News: Sustainability strengths of renewable materials harnessed to create first non-plastic artificial grass made from natural coconut fibres.

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White single-use carrier bag littered in natural environment, caught on twigs and branches.
February 23, 2022 Jim McClelland

Pollution on rise as only 9% plastic waste recycled

News: Pollution on rise, as report reveals that 22% of global plastic waste is mismanaged or littered and only 9% gets recycled.

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Row of plastic bottles on a factory production line
May 26, 2021 Jim McClelland

Packaging Tax: ‘Future of Plastics’ in The Times

Plastic Packaging Tax: Article for report in ‘The Times’ newspaper asks whether UK Government is doing enough to stem the tide of pollution.

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February 28, 2019 Jim McClelland

Explainer: How Microplastics Threaten Our Environment

Microplastic pollution is being found everywhere, literally: it is in our rivers; on our gardens; in the food we eat;

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