Did you hear, plastic-stemmed cotton buds are being banned in the UK? Yup – it’s the next step that’s being taken by the Government in an effort to reduce unnecessary single-use plastic waste.   The cotton-bud ban is planned to take place next year, in an effort to reduce plastic waste from entering our waterways. This is all part of the Department of...

Takeaways and fast food restaurants are getting through millions of disposable knives, forks, and spoons. Disposable plastic cutlery is used once but lasts in the environment for hundreds of years.    Where is the sense in that? Furthermore, this plastic finds its way into the ocean by poor waste management and littering. In addition, micro plastic contamination is a serious problem because it infects so many food chains....