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

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

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news release

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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news release

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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news release

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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news release

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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news release

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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news release

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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news release

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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news release

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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