Tag: microplastics

The infiltration of plastics into our daily lives goes deep, making it hard to avoid this polluting material which will remain in our ecosystems for centuries to come.

Having been fascinated with the ocean and its inhabitants since childhood, diving was inevitably going to be a big part of my life.

Today is World Oceans Day and the theme for this year’s observation is ‘Preventing plastic pollution and encouraging solutions for a healthy ocean’ – a call to action that couldn’t be more pressing

Blue Planet II offered a much-needed reminder of our powerful connections to the ocean. The sea provides us with oxygen and food vital for human life, acts as an enormous carbon sink and generates income for billions around the world. Yet our relationship with the ocean is, for the most part, one-sided and exploitative

When I stand in a supermarket queue and see an endless tide of plastic bags flow from the checkouts to the world beyond all I can think about is where those bags are going to end up

Astounding statistics have recently been published by WRAP showing that 8.3 billion single-use plastic bags were given out in the UK in 2013 – an increase of 10 per cent since 2010. Across Europe, some eight billion plastic bags end up as litter every year