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Timeline
26/10/2020
Articles added
The Zero Waste Masterplan
EXPOSED: The Plastic Polluters Talking Trash
21/10/2020
Article added
New zero waste shop, The Pantry, opens in Royal Wootton Bassett
Link added
The Pantry, new zero waste shop in Wootton Bassett
19/10/2020
Article added
Plastic incineration factsheet
16/10/2020
Article added
Talking Trash: Report on industry tactics to inhibit legislation on plastic pollution over decades.
16/10/2020
Article added
Fracking: the facts
15/10/2020
Articles added
Ten steps to zero waste
How quest for zero waste community means sorting the rubbish 34 ways
08/10/2020
Newsletter
Second issue.
New 'Articles By Us' section
Two new articles launch this section and are added to the library:
Trade deal concerns
Ending support for Facebook
About section updated
Personal information statement.
05/10/2020
Article added
Toxic bacteria found on microplastics retrieved from tropical waters
04/10/2020
Articles added
Report: 'Plastic pollution in soil'
Microplastic pollution is raining down on city dwellers
Cigarette butts are toxic plastic pollution. Should they be banned?
02/10/2020
Articles added
'The EU’s health department is blocking the biggest leap forward in chemical safety laws in a decade'
Plastic straw ban comes into force in England
New British standard for biodegradable plastic introduced
01/10/2020
Refill Refreshed
Major expansion of Refill: A new app with more ways to reduce plastic.
Website improvements
New appearance and functionality for the timeline and navigation menu.
30/09/2020
Articles added
''Lunch on the go' generating 10.7 billion items of packaging waste annually'
'Plastic Rivers Report' by Earthwatch
City to Sea wins award for Refill campaign
28/09/2020
Articles added
'Oil Industry’s Shift to Plastics in Question as Report Warns $400 Billion in Stranded Assets Possible'
'Plastic waste as a feedstock for solar-driven H2 generation'
22/09/2020
Articles added
Keep Britain Tidy's partnership with Coca Cola
'How Coca Cola Undermines Plastic Recycling Efforts'
'New parliamentary report calls on the government to support sustainable fashion'
20/09/2020
Articles added
'Big plastic polluters accused of ‘hypocrisy’ over pledges to reduce waste while lobbying to block reforms'
The decline of chemical regulation in the UK post-Brexit
14/09/2020
Articles added
'Five key priciples for regulation of chemicals in food contact materials'
'How the chemical lobby blocked action on hormone disrupting chemicals (2015)'
13/09/2020
Article added
'How Big Oil misled the public into believing that plastic would be recycled'
08/09/2020
Articles added
'EU set to make microplastic problem worse'
'A Declaration of Concern and Call to Action: Regarding Plastics, Packaging, and Human Health.'
07/09/2020
Articles added
'Plastic pollution in Atlantic at least 10 times worse than thought'
'Microplastic particles now discoverable in human organs'
06/09/2020
Newsletter
First issue.
05/09/2020
Campaign aims updated
This will affect the work that we get involved in.
26/08/2020
Keep Swindon Tidy poster making
Changing the culture of littering one step at a time. Get involved!
23/08/2020
Story of Plastic community screenings
We are providing free screenings of this excellent film.
Article added
'Residents fight back as 'Cancer Alley' is getting more toxic.'
21/08/2020
Article added
'How damaging is breathing in microplastics?'
13/08/2020
Summer of Refills
Refill's new campaign to get reusables back on the menu.
Articles added
'COVID-19 challenging Extended Producer Responsibility and single-use legislation.'
'Advice on refilling during COVID'
'Advice on using reusables during COVID'
06/08/2020
Armchair activism extended
This activity is proving helpful for our work in a number of ways.
25/07/2020
Article added
'100 leading scientists confirm that reuse can be done safely.'
23/07/2020
Articles added
'Contactless coffee: A safe way to refill.'
'Cardiff cafes unite to support #ContactlessCoffee'
18/07/2020
Take action, update
Reuse: Second hand section.
14/07/2020
Articles added
'Cigarette butts are the forgotten plastic pollution'
'We use plastic dog poo bags because of pathogens passed on in dog food. The root of the problem is the mistreatment of animals.'
09/07/2020
Articles added
'The environmental dangers of employing single-use face masks as part of a COVID-19 exit strategy'
'Brain damage in fish affected by plastic nanoparticles'
05/07/2020
Take action, update
Reuse: Wiltshire Real Nappy Network
03/07/2020
Library updated
The library is now fully functional.
02/07/2020
Article added
'The lie behind plastic pollution is that we're responsible.'
01/07/2020
Website launch
Plastic Free Swindon is 2 years old! We are pleased to bring you this website full of resources and information.
Story of Plastic
Online film screening.
Armchair activism
Colloborative action.
Plastic Free July
Take the challenge, get involved in local actions.
