Plastic Free July
Discover some of the innovative solutions to the plastic crisis around the world, from alternative packaging made from seaweed and mycelium though to recycling plastic waste streams and capturing fugitive plastic.
Tyre Collective
Capturing a major source of microplastic pollution
Some 28% microplastic pollutant in our oceans comes from an unexpected source - tyre dust. A single car produces around 2.08g of tyre dust each day, and the microplastics this dust contains make their way into our waterways, pollute the air we breathe and contaminate our food.
Great Bubble Barrier
Preventing plastic waste reaching the ocean
More than two-thirds of plastic in our oceans comes from rivers and canals. Preventing this plastic waste reaching the sea is essential if we are to protect marine environments and biodiversity.
