We’ve all seen the impact of our plastic addiction. It’s hard to miss the devastating images of whales and sea birds that have died with their stomachs full of solidified…
Posts Tagged ‘Plastic’
20,000 pieces of plastic found on the Firth of Forth
Monday, May 13th, 2019Plastic pollution on the Firth of Forth could be far worse than previously thought, according to research from Dundee University. A study of a total of 48 square metres (517…
Plankton study charts rise of ocean plastic
Monday, April 22nd, 2019A trove of data showing when the Atlantic Ocean began choking with plastic has been uncovered in the handwritten logbooks of a little-known but doggedly persistent plankton study dating back…
Plastic-free wine: help marine life
Monday, February 11th, 2019Whether it’s a mellow red or a crisp white, wine drinkers can now enjoy a glass of their favourite tipple while protecting the environment. Sea Change is a new brand…
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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