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Football fans agree clubs should give single-use plastic the boot

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12th Sep 2019

• Football Clubs urged to adopt Plastic Pledge on single-use plastic • Up for the Cup: Manchester City introduces returnable cup scheme

Drinking water and micro-plastics report – reaction

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9th Sep 2019

Tougher action is needed to stop micro-plastic pollution entering our waterways.

Earth overshoot day is today: earlier than it’s ever been.

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29th Jul 2019

Today (29 July) marks the date that all of earth’s natural resources will be used up for the year – overshooting what can be replenished by more than five months. The day keeps creeping earlier in the year – in 2019 overshoot day is the earliest it's ever fallen.

Tips for plastic-free festivals

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24th Jun 2019

There used to be one rule: don’t take anything you’re not prepared to lose or damage, but 2019 festivals are all about getting drastic on plastic.

Gove stirred into action – Friends of the Earth calls for legislation to go further

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22nd May 2019

Friends of the Earth calls on Michael Gove to introduce legislation covering all unnecessary plastics, not just a handful of items. Reacting to DEFRA’s announcement on the ban of plastic cotton buds, straws and stirrers, Emma Priestland, plastics campaigner at …

UK Overshoot day: resources used faster than they are replaced

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17th May 2019

Today (17 May) the UK has used up all its natural resources for the year – overshooting what the earth can replenish by more than six months. Friends of the Earth warns that we must “think again about how we …

Microplastic pollution widespread in British lakes and rivers – new study

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7th Mar 2019

Inland waterways must be routinely monitored for microplastic pollution New research [1] by Bangor University and Friends of the Earth has found microplastic pollution in some of Britain’s most iconic and remote rivers and lakes.

#DrasticOnPlastic Timer Challenge: Can you avoid single-use plastic for a day?

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7th Feb 2019

People across the UK are being urged to take the #DrasticOnPlastic Timer Challenge and find out how long they can go without using pointless plastic.

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