If you’ve experienced prolonged stress, you know the toll it can take on your mind and your body. Believe it or not, something similar happens to corals under stress – coral bleaching.
Garbage Patches: The peppery soup of microplastics
Within our oceans lie sprawling, swirling masses of plastic waste. There are five of these gyres also know as garbage patches.
Do you take your tea with milk, sugar or plastic?
Every time you use a teabag, you are probably releasing a massive amount of microplastics into your mug. Thankfully, there are alternatives!
Plastics in Chewing Gum – A Sticky Situation!
Most of the sticks of gum we chew today are composed of synthetic petroleum derivaties – plastics.
Borrow, Play, Return! Beach Toy Libraries
Beach toy libraries are are a fun way to enjoy the beach. The returned toys can be reused by other children.
COP28: Did the conference deliver?
In early December COP28 met in the UAE to discuss all things environmental. Let’s take a peek at what the conference really delivered.
Replacing Nature with Plastic? Real Grass is Greener!
In many gardens people have adopted astro-turf, or artificial lawns, as an ‘easy to maintain’ solution. But have we really considered the effect this will have on our planet and our oceans?
Nurdles Ahoy! Exploring one of the plastic industry’s biggest polluters
If you have ever been to our beaches, you would have seen them – Nurdles! We explore one of the plastic industry’s biggest polluters.
Time to Put Our Money Where Our Mouth is!
Bottle deposit schemes or reverse vending, presents a useful tool in helping to battle plastic in our seas. So why are we not seeing this in use everywhere?
Sharks! Killers or Guardians of the Ocean?
Our waste is hurting one of the seas biggest helpers – sharks. Yes, you read that right! Sharks are vital to our marine ecosystems!