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Tag: Ocean Plastic

Plastic bottles and other debris pictured on shoreline by water's edge.
March 29, 2022 Jim McClelland

Plastic pollution: ‘Future of Packaging’ in The Times

Future of Packaging: Article for report in ‘The Times’ newspaper asks whether it is time for mandatory measures to tackle plastic pollution.

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Illustration depicting life story of plastic and its pollution impacts.
October 11, 2021 Jim McClelland

Innovation call to tackle problem of plastic packaging in Africa

News: Afri-Plastics Challenge announces further grant funding to tackle the problem of plastic in the packaging supply chain in Africa.

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Packaging on a factory production line
July 27, 2021 Jim McClelland

Sustainability & EPR: ‘Future of Packaging’ in The Times

Packaging, Sustainability & EPR: Articles for report in ‘The Times’ newspaper look at how the industry tells its story and new regulations.

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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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Graphic representation of molecular structure of graphene
November 26, 2020 Jim McClelland

First biodegradable non-plastic packaging to use graphene

News: UK biotech firm uses graphene to launch world’s first biodegradable, compostable, commercially viable alternative to plastic packaging.

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October 8, 2020 Jim McClelland

Lost is found in fight to tackle ocean plastic

News: Innovative new item-finder design helps tackle the millions of metric tons of ocean plastic entering marine environments.

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Marine debris that was washed ashore covers a beach on Laysan Island in the Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge. (Susan White/USFWS)
July 16, 2020 Jim McClelland

Half million people petition Amazon to offer plastic-free packaging

News: Survey of Amazon customers in UK, US and Canada flags fears about plastic pollution, as 500,000+ people sign petition for plastic-free packaging.

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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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July 18, 2018 Jim McClelland

Plastics & Circularity: ‘Future of Packaging’ in The Times

New writing…. Pleased to say I have had another couple of articles published in The Times newspaper, as part of a

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June 20, 2017 Jim McClelland

Regeneration, Plastic and Fish in The Sunday Times

New writing… Pleased to say I have had a further trio of pieces published in The Sunday Times newspaper this week,

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