AWARNESS

IS RISING

Thanks to global initiatives like

• Earth day 

• Ocean day

• Plastic days

 

 & Artistes and influencers 

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• The Blue Planet where Sir David Attenborough dives deep into the marine environment of Planet Earth. 

• Through Photography -  Mandy Barker - Union of Concerned Photographers - 

• Creative TV campaigns like the one of Crea : Centro de recursos del Agua.

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BRANDS & COUNTRIES

ARE COMMITTING

• 1st of January 2018 - Plastic micro-bead ban came into force in the UK.  From July, you won't find any tiny beads in your cosmetics and personal care. These micro-beads were harming marine life.​​

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• Being proposed - Scotland to outlaw cotton buds, contributing to 50% of Scotland pollution today. (Source : Richard Dixon, director of Friends of the Earth Scoland).

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• Asda will get rid of all their 5p carrier bags by end of 2018, as well as replacing their own 2.4m plastic straws to carton straws.

 

• Iceland is working on eliminating all plastic from their own products by 2023.

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• PG tips tea bags will be fully biodegradable & free from synthetic materials by end of 2018.

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• By 2025 - Mac Donald announced that all its packaging will be made of renewable, recycled & certified sustainable materials, moving from 50% in 2017.