Manchester Friends of the Earth | Archive of website content

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Our website contains a variety of items dating back to 2001. You can use this archive to explore by year, campaign theme, specific campaign, and category. See also our new releases, our media appearances and our newsletters.

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Plastic Free Takeaways

Waste

University of Exeter study shows extent of plastic pollution on Cornish beaches

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news release

4th Dec 2017

As we campaign to reduce unnecessary packaging and beat the scourge of plastic waste, a seven-year study of Cornish beaches shows the harm this kind of pollution is doing to our natural environment.

Government plan for plastic bottle deposit scheme welcomed

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news release

2nd Oct 2017

Gove investigates deposit scheme for drinks plastic bottles – but stays silent on tougher action on bee-harming pesticides.

Tesco decision to replace single-use bags with bags for life welcomed

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news release

8th Aug 2017

Responding to news that Tesco is to replace single use carrier bags with a new ‘Bag for Life’, Friends of the Earth campaigner Henry Chown said: “We’re delighted Tesco is replacing disposable bags with bags for life – we hope …

£13 billion of edible food needlessly thrown away

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news release

10th Jan 2017

Responding to new figures, published today [Tuesday 10 January 2017] by WRAP revealing that £13 billion of edible food was needlessly thrown away from homes in 2015, Friends of the Earth food campaigner Kierra Box said: “While people live in food …

University of Exeter study shows extent of plastic pollution on Cornish beaches

Government plan for plastic bottle deposit scheme welcomed

Tesco decision to replace single-use bags with bags for life welcomed

£13 billion of edible food needlessly thrown away

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