If we really want to tackle ocean plastic…
...the solution may be much more prosaic than we think. Forget (for the moment) agonising over whether you should buy a coffee in a disposable...
Sustainability – for the many?
Jun 11, 2018
Sometime last Tuesday, a hashtag #PlasticFreeDay appeared on my Twitter feed. I was vaguely aware that it was World Environment Day, but, like so...
I have no intention of going plastic-free, and nor should you
Feb 9, 2018
I cannot recall a single television programme in my lifetime which has had a bigger impact on public discourse than Blue Planet II (Cathy Come...
OK, so I was wrong on the plastic bag tax
Nov 29, 2017
Regular readers will know that I have been somewhat dismissive of the plastic bag tax (to put it mildly...) Well, hands up, I was wrong....
Save the world, today!
Nov 27, 2017
This morning I was out plodding around my usual Monday run route when I spotted a couple of plastic packing straps on the pavement just...
Oiling the engine of Sustainability
Oct 2, 2017
With all the concern about ocean plastic of late, I've been revitalising my personal pledge to pick up at least one piece of plastic litter...
Plastic isn’t evil
Jul 17, 2017
Every morning I walk up the hill to the newsagent for the morning papers and milk for breakfast. I try to pick up at least one...
Brown admits 60% carbon cut may be inadequate
Nov 23, 2007
With all the furore over Northern Rock and the loss of 25m people's personal data, you may have missed a significant speech on climate change...