- There has been a dramatic rise in the amount of litter found on the seabed around Britain, according to new government data. An average of 358 litter items were found per square kilometre of seabed in 2016, a 158% rise on the previous year, and 222% higher than the average for 1992-94. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/nov/03/dramatic-rise-in-plastic-seabed-litter-around-uk 3 comments worldnews
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- Make supermarkets and drinks firms pay for plastic recycling, say MPs | Plastics | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/dec/22/make-supermarkets-and-drinks-firms-pay-for-plastic-recycling-say-mps 63 comments
- Plastic bags charge set to be extended to small shops in England | Michael Gove | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/jan/09/michael-gove-takes-on-the-throwaway-culture-of-plastic-bottle-waste 13 comments
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- A million bottles a minute: world's plastic binge 'as dangerous as climate change' | Plastics | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jun/28/a-million-a-minute-worlds-plastic-bottle-binge-as-dangerous-as-climate-change 255 comments
- Sewage plants are leaking millions of tiny plastic beads into Britain's seas | Plastics | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/oct/11/sewage-plants-are-leaking-millions-of-tiny-plastic-beads-into-britains-seas 65 comments
- Surfers Against Sewage - UK charity campaigning for the ocean http://www.sas.org.uk/ 4 comments
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