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Arran is Scotland’s first Plastic Free Community
Tuesday, January 29th, 2019The Isle of Arran has become the first community in Scotland to achieve Surfers Against Sewage’s Plastic Free Communities status. The accreditation was given in recognition of the island’s work to start…
UK MPs urge protection treaty for seas
Thursday, January 17th, 2019A new global agreement to protect the seas should be a priority for the government to stop our seas becoming a “sewer”, according to a cross-party group of MPs. Plastic…
Blue Carbon forum launched
Monday, November 5th, 2018
A new research programme will measure the ability of Scotland’s marine environment to store carbon dioxide and mitigate against the effects of climate change. It will be driven by the...
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Divers hunt ghost fishing gear at Scapa Flow
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018
A team of scuba divers will be exploring the wrecks of sunken warships in the seas around Orkney this week as part of a major clean-up of ghost fishing equipment....
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Plastic, warm seas and propellers: the Cornwall turtle
Friday, August 17th, 2018
The leatherback turtle beached on Sunday has revealed the multiple ways mankind threatens marine life. It is a sad tale of our mindless economic progress, says Philip Hoare for The...
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Scotland lagging behind the rest of the UK on recycling
Monday, July 23rd, 2018
Scottish ministers and councils have come under fire after official figures revealed that Scotland is recycling less household waste than England, Wales or Northern Ireland. The waste industry and environmental...
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Simon Barnes: How plastic is ruining our oceans
Tuesday, July 17th, 2018
Our once bountiful seas are under threat from the plastic menace. Simon Barnes finds out how Britain’s small island communities are rallying to protect our marine life, in this article...
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World leading microbeads ban comes into force
Wednesday, June 20th, 2018
A ban on the sale of products containing microbeads came into force on the 19th June, as part of the Government’s world-leading efforts to prevent these harmful pieces of plastic...
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Report offers global outlook on efforts to beat plastic pollution
Wednesday, June 6th, 2018
Released today, a new report from UN Environment finds a surging momentum in global efforts to address plastic pollution. The first-of-its-kind accounting finds governments are increasing the pace of implementation...
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