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Plastic pollutes the North Pole

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on January 13, 2021 by MikeBJanuary 13, 2021
Measuring plastic in the oceans

It is shocking to read in The Times that microplastic pollution has found its way into the Arctic Ocean, a place which should be pure. The destructive behaviour of humankind extends into the four corners of the planet. Nothing is … Continue reading →

Posted in Plastic pollution | Tagged Arctic, oceans, plastic pollution

Brilliant Bonnin Bashes Britain’s Unsustainable Consumption

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on December 31, 2020 by MikeBDecember 31, 2020
Plastic pollution of the oceans

Liz Bonnin is a French-Irish scientist and natural history presenter. She is a national treasure as far as I am concerned because she spells it out the way it should be spelt out and I’m referring to the reason why, … Continue reading →

Posted in Plastic pollution | Tagged environment, human behavior, human consumption, human population, plastic pollution

Amazon must curb its use of plastic packaging

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on December 16, 2020 by MikeBDecember 16, 2020
Oceans polluted with plastic

In the interests of wildlife conservation, and the protection of our planet including the oceans, Amazon must take urgent steps to reduce the use of plastic in their packaging. This is the demand of any reasonable person including the campaign … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment | Tagged Amazon, Carrie Symonds, Oceana, plastic pollution

Human created produce will soon outweigh the entire natural world

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on December 10, 2020 by MikeBDecember 10, 2020
Discarded fridges, an example of human waste

A research project – which is designed to open the eyes of humankind to the realisation that we can’t go on destroying the planet – came to the finding that if we weighed everything that humans had produced since 1900 … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment | Tagged environment, human behavior, human consumption, human population, plastic pollution, water pollution

Discarded coronavirus facemasks are another pollution problem for wildlife

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on December 2, 2020 by MikeBDecember 2, 2020
Seagull with face mask

NEWS AND COMMENT: It’s extraordinary to report that an expat (and his friend) living in France campaigning about litter picked up more than 6,000 discarded coronavirus facemasks during his fifty-nine day walk. His name is Ed Platt. He is on … Continue reading →

Posted in Plastic pollution | Tagged environment, plastic pollution, water pollution

Woollen fleeces used as compost because consumers prefer plastic

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on November 22, 2020 by MikeBNovember 22, 2020
Sheep

NEWS AND VIEWS (COMMENTS): It looks shocking. Farmers turning woollen fleeces into compost because they can’t get enough money for their wool because the British public has turned to plastic for their clothing. It makes me instantly think of introducing … Continue reading →

Posted in Farming | Tagged farmers, news, plastic pollution, wool

Rectangular slabs of cheese are more environmentally friendly than square slabs

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on November 13, 2020 by MikeBNovember 13, 2020

I’m not sure that it is strictly the change from square to rectangular which reduces the amount of plastic waste from cheese products because the amount of plastic remains the same it seems to me but Tesco, a major supermarket … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment | Tagged environment, oceans, plastic pollution, Tesco

Shock horror: one tonne of plastic per person produced since 1950

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on October 15, 2020 by MikeBOctober 15, 2020
Oceans polluted with plastic

It is a shocking statistic to read that there is one tonne of plastic sloshing around the planet today per each living person. It seems that the cumulative global plastic production is exponential and it probably is because human population … Continue reading →

Posted in Plastic pollution | Tagged law, marine wildlife, oceans, plastic pollution, study

Bacteria finds a way to help recycle plastics

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on September 29, 2020 by MikeBSeptember 29, 2020
Plastic munching enzymes from a bacterium

Recycling plastics using enzymes developed from bacteria is a game changer. Some plastics can be recycled but each time you recycle it you lose quality. This new approach combines two plastic-munching enzymes developed by a bacterium. In 2016 a species … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment | Tagged environment, oceans, plastic pollution, recycling, science

How to green-wash your business

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on September 17, 2020 by MikeBSeptember 17, 2020
Microplastics from German Rivers

I had not heard of the phrase or word “green-wash” before. It means to make your business look as if it is concerned with environmental matters when it is not. Some businesses are green-washing by leaning on Dame Ellen MacArthur’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment | Tagged environment, plastic pollution

Steve Allen the LBC radio presenter is too wasteful with clothes

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on September 15, 2020 by MikeBJanuary 10, 2021
Steven Allen

Steve Allen, the early breakfast LBC radio presenter, much loved by an army of elderly British citizens delights in telling them that he wears an entirely new pair of underpants every day (Marks & Spencer) and an entirely new pair … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment | Tagged environment, microfibre pollution, plastic pollution

Blue jean microfibres polluting the planet just like plastics

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on September 3, 2020 by MikeBSeptember 3, 2020
Blue jeans pollute the environment widely

A new study has revealed that fragments of the world’s most popular fabric can now be found in the remotest parts of the planet in a similar fashion to minute plastic particles from polyester and similar clothing. In 2012, Danny … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment | Tagged clothing, environment, microfibre pollution, plastic pollution | Leave a reply

1,000 particles of plastic per cubic metre of sea water in Atlantic Ocean

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on August 19, 2020 by MikeBAugust 19, 2020
Measuring plastic in the oceans

The Atlantic Ocean contains 1,000 particles of plastic per cubic metre of sea water. These are the new findings of a new study to assess the amount of plastic in the oceans and it has been decided that the quantity … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment | Tagged air pollution, environment, marine wildlife, oceans, plastic pollution, study

640,000 tons of fishing gear dumped or lost at sea worldwide per year

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on August 15, 2020 by MikeBAugust 15, 2020
Ghost fishing nets

When irresponsible fishermen lose or dump their nets at sea they create “ghost fishing nets” which can kill marine wildlife by trapping the animals. There is a volunteer organisation (a charity) called Ghost Fishing UK which is dedicated to removing … Continue reading →

Posted in Marine wildlife | Tagged conservation, environment, marine wildlife, oceans, plastic pollution

Brits keep churning out the plastic

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on August 10, 2020 by MikeBAugust 17, 2020
Plastic waste at chez Clark

NEWS AND VIEWS: You would have thought that by now the manufacturers, the retailers and the consumers working together would have found a way to reduce the amount of plastic they use and throw away. But no. All that talk, … Continue reading →

Posted in Plastic pollution | Tagged environment, marine wildlife, plastic pollution, waste

Coronavirus facemasks are becoming a marine wildlife hazard

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on August 6, 2020 by MikeBAugust 7, 2020
Gary Stokes, co-founder of marine conservation group OceansAsia, shown holding up the coronavirus facemasks that he recovered from a Hong Kong beach

NEWS/VIEWS – COMMENT ON THE NEWS: From the shores of England to those of Hong Kong discarded coronavirus facemasks are rapidly developing into a new hazard to marine wildlife and wildlife habitats. It is intriguing that I have picked up … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, Marine wildlife | Tagged conservation, coronavirus, environment, marine wildlife, plastic pollution

Biodegradable plastic containers a huge step in mitigating plastic pollution crisis

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on July 26, 2020 by MikeBJuly 26, 2020
Plastic pollution

The mass manufacture of biodegradable plastic cups, cartons, bottles and wrappers is going to solve the plastic pollution puzzle. Scientists have been puzzling how to stop this horrendous blighting of the oceans. It appears that the British are leading the … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservation, Environment | Tagged environment, news, plastic pollution

600 million tonnes of plastic in the oceans is our future

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on July 24, 2020 by MikeBJuly 24, 2020
Horrible but great picture of plastic pollution

Sharks have it in their stomachs. Whales can have a huge number of plastic bags inside them which can be fatal. Sixty percent of seabirds and a hundred percent of turtles have plastic inside them and they mistake it for … Continue reading →

Posted in Plastic pollution | Tagged conservation, environment, marine wildlife, oceans, plastic pollution, seas, study

Filters on washing machines to stop microfibres polluting the oceans

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on July 7, 2020 by MikeBJuly 7, 2020
Microplastics from German Rivers

I would rate this as an excellent idea. The Marine Conservation Society has suggested that washing machines are fitted with filters across the outlet where the dirtywater goes to waste to prevent plastic microfibres from polluting the oceans. They want … Continue reading →

Posted in Marine wildlife | Tagged marine wildlife, plastic pollution | Leave a reply

Scientists have messed up the planet with global warming and plastic

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on May 9, 2020 by MikeBMay 9, 2020
Giles Coren

Giles Coren, The Times columnist, makes a very good point in his usual highly amusing way in his article today Saturday, May 9, 2020. He wants an arts graduate on the committee advising the UK government on how to deal … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate change | Tagged air pollution, climate change, conservation, plastic pollution | Leave a reply

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