Month: November 2018

MICROPLASTICS

MICROPLASTICS

What are microplastics? Microplastics are very small plastic particles (<5mm) found in increasing amounts in all the world’s oceans and shorelines, even found in polar ice.  The major sources are: Tiny polyethylene granules used as ‘scrubbers’ or ‘exfolients’, found in facial cleansers, soaps and toothpaste […]

Nestlé, Tim Hortons named Canada’s top plastic polluters of plastic trash

Nestlé, Tim Hortons named Canada’s top plastic polluters of plastic trash

Much of the plastic trash cleaned up from Canadian shorelines by volunteers in September could be traced back to five companies: Nestlé, Tim Hortons, PepsiCo, the Coca-Cola Company and McDonald’s, an audit of plastic polluters led by Greenpeace Canada has found. Greenpeace and other environmental […]

Edible plates made of wheat bran

Edible plates made of wheat bran

Polish company Biotrem produces disposable and edible tableware, made from wheat bran, a by-product of the grain milling process, so now you can have your cake and eat the plate too! Bran consists of the outer layers of cereal grain, such as wheat, rye, or oat. It […]

European Union to ban single-use plastics in bid to tackle pollution

European Union to ban single-use plastics in bid to tackle pollution

The European Parliament has voted for an extensive ban on single-use plastics in the European Union to stop pollution entering the world’s oceans.  Products including plastic plates, cutlery, straws and cotton buds will all be eradicated from 2021 under the plans. The ban is intended to affect items […]