Tips to Minimise Plastic
We get bombarded with tips on how to reduce our plastic use from everywhere – about as much as we get bombarded with adverts for single use plastics! I know we’ve offered our own...
Tagged: Plastic Free July
Plastic Free July
July begins on Saturday, which means it’s almost time to challenge yourself to stop using plastic! The Plastic Free July campaign began in 2011, born from an idea of the Western Metropolitan Regional Council...
A victory for conservation: ditching plastic bags
Some good news for conservation and environmentalists! Plastic bag use has plummeted in England since the introduction of a 5p charge in 2015, the government has said. UK naturalist and TV presenter Steve Backshall...
Don’t flush it! Wet wipes, waste and clean beaches
The latest beach survey results from the Marine Conservation Society has revealed nearly 4,000 wet wipes were collected by volunteers during the Great British Beach Clean – a whopping 30% rise on the previous...
Hidden Plastic and Its Dangers
The Problem With Plastic There’s a lot of plastic around today; bottles, bags, containers, etc. Plastic, though often useful to us, is also causing both living things and the environment a lot of problems....
The Cost of Bottled Water
We are always told to drink more water, for our health, for our complexion, to keep hydrated, to stay cool on a hot day – we’ve heard it all before. As summer approaches, it...
Plastic Free July – how did it go?
A couple of us at Ethical HQ decided to take on the Plastic Free July challenge, and spent the month saying no to single-use disposable plastic. Why is this important? Why did we bother?...
Plastic Free July – how we got on
It’s been interesting to check in with the Plastic Free July movement and hear about the challenges others have found as I’ve tried to refuse all single use plastic for a month. You don’t...
6 Places You’ll Find Hidden Plastic (That You Probably Didn’t Realise)
Whether you’re taking part in Plastic Free July (meaning you’re attempting to use no single use plastic for the whole month of July) or you’re just interested in doing your bit for the environment,...
Plastic Free July: will you accept the challenge?
The challenge: attempt to use no single-use plastic for July. That means no plastic bags, no straws, no disposable takeaway coffee cups, no plastic cups or bottles – in fact, attempt to use no...