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Tag: Plastic Pollution

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March 16, 2022 Jim McClelland

Venture capital backs eco-friendly period care

News: Period care has a plastic problem; so, ESG-based venture capital is investing in eco-friendly menstrual healthcare for a green economy.

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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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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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November 12, 2020 Jim McClelland

Bioplastic tree shelters to solve planting waste problem

News: UK bioplastics firm secures funding from Government-backed agency to develop and test new generation of biodegradable tree shelters.

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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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