Posts Tagged ‘Pollution’
UK supermarket chain makes plastic free packaging pledge
Iceland, the UK’s leading frozen food specialist, is committing to become the first major retailer globally to eliminate plastic packaging from all of its own brand products by the end of 2023. The supermarket has made the pledge in an effort to cut the 1 million tonnes of plastic it says is generated by supermarkets…
Read MoreStorm Eleanor leaves trail of plastic across Cornwall beaches
Coastal communities in Cornwall and elsewhere are cleaning up after Storm Eleanor left a trail of plastic litter strewn across many beaches. Rockpools were full of plastic debris while containers of various shapes and sizes littered the beaches along with straws. One volunteer, James Dixon, said that he picked up 478 pieces of plastic in one…
Read MoreCautious welcome for UK Government’s 25 year Environment Plan
The UK Government’s long awaited 25 Year Environment Plan for England was launched today and contains some optimistic comments regarding threats to whales and dolphins, but also some key omissions. Amongst a raft of ideas and proposals, the Plan contains commitments to continue to champion the conservation of whales, dolphins and porpoises in the UK,…
Read MoreThe weight of 3.3 million penguins in plastic waste – UK’s Christmas gift to the environment
UK environment and animal welfare charities, including WDC are calling on businesses to slash wasteful packaging, and governments across the four nations to commit to a raft of strong measures to tackle plastic pollution in the New Year. The calls, which also include asking the public to help cut the plague of plastic pollution this…
Read MoreMarine organisms can shred a plastic bag into 1.75 million pieces
A worrying new study by marine scientists at the University of Plymouth has found that the problem with plastic bags entering the ocean could be a lot worst than initially thought. Researchers have discovered that a single plastic carrier bag could be broken down by marine organisms into around 1.75 million microscopic fragments and so…
Read MoreNatural History Museum bans sale of plastic water bottles to help fight ocean pollution
London’s Natural History Museum has taken more positive steps to counter plastic pollution in the ocean by announcing a ban on the sale of single-use plastic water bottles at its two UK sites. The museum’s main building in South Kensington, London, and premises in Tring, Hertfordshire look set to do away with bottles and offer visitors alternatives…
Read MoreNearly ten percent of whales, dolphins, and porpoises examined in Ireland found to have consumed plastics
A new study published in the academic journal, Environmental Pollution has revealed the shocking reality of plastic debris polluting the ocean. According to data compiled off the coast of Ireland by researchers at Galway-Mayo IT and University College Cork (in collaboration with IWDG), almost ten per cent of whales, dolphins, and porpoises examined were found…
Read MoreTV Stars back #NotWhaleFood
The colossal amount of plastic waste from single-use water bottles and other sources equates to more than the combined weight of every single living blue whale (the largest creature ever to have lived on earth) and equal to five grocery bags filled with plastic for every single foot of the world’s coastline. This number is…
Read MoreMeeting the challenge of reducing plastic waste at the Scottish Dolphin Centre
Emily Burton, one of our fantastic volunteers at the Scottish Dolphin Centre, gives an update on the Scottish Dolphin Centre’s efforts to reduce its plastic waste. 12.7 million tons of plastic is dumped into the sea each year. That’s the equivalent of a full bin lorry every single minute. –Greenpeace This is one of many…
Read MoreDolphins caught spitting to catch fish
Rare footage of dolphins spitting has been captured by the BBC during four years of filming beneath the world’s oceans for the new ground-breaking series, Blue Planet II. Cameramen caught Snub Fin dolphins on camera, for what could be the first time, off the coast of Western Australia spitting into the air to trick fish into leaping…
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