Plastics

Friends of the Earth urges more football clubs, sports grounds and venues to act on single-use plastic

In July 2019 Caerphilly (South Wales) was awarded "plastic-free community" status by a marine conservation charity, following the town’s campaign to reduce single-use plastic. So how did they do it?

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

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

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.

“There is no excuse for this level of plastic use by supermarkets. They need to do far more, not just to make the plastic recyclable, but to avoid using it in the first place. "

Friends of the Earth calls on Michael Gove to introduce legislation covering all unnecessary plastics, not just a handful of items

Meadhbh Bolger from Friends of the Earth Europe played a key role in pushing for new EU legislation on single-use plastics. She tells Celeste Hicks about the new law.

Plastic is almost inescapable. Asking people to avoid plastic just isn’t realistic unless we get tough on the companies producing it.