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2nd May 2021
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14th February 2021
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14th January 2021
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11th December 2020
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8th October 2020
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6th September 2020
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Timeline
07/06/2021
New resource
The life of a plastic bottle
07/06/2021
New government section
Plastic packaging tax
Library update
UK FIRES: Absolute Zero report
28/05/2021
Library update
Deposit Return Scheme consultation: Friends of the Earth reaction
23/05/2021
New library category
Economy
Library update
The High Cost of Waste Incineration
Zero waste cost effectiveness fact sheet
18/05/2021
Library update
Investigation finds plastic from the UK and Germany illegally dumped in Turkey
Deposit Return Systems: an effective Instrument towards a Zero Waste Future
16/05/2021
Library update
Resources and waste strategy for England
12/05/2021
Library update
How to go plastic-free in your garden
11/05/2021
New Keep Swindon Tidy poster
First entry from Robert Le Kyng Primary School
09/05/2021
Library update
Plastic vs Cardboard Packaging: A Complex Choice
08/05/2021
Library update
Microplastics are a source of bacteria and threaten humans and animals
7 ways oil and gas drilling is bad for the environment
03/05/2021
New Keep Swindon Tidy blog
♫ 12 people went to mow... ♫
Library update
Supermarkets and convenience stores: the unflinching plastic polluters
Co-op to remove plastic ‘bags for life’ from sale
02/05/2021
Newsletter
Issue 7
01/05/2021
New Keep Swindon Tidy blog
Oasis: the importance of public open spaces
26/04/2021
Library update
Portfolio Earth: Bankrolling plastics
Vegware and marine plastic pollution
13/04/2021
Council: section update
Council elections 2021
09/04/2021
New Keep Swindon Tidy posters
Haydon Wick entries
07/04/2021
Library update
Singapore's reusable food delivery service
Beware plastic recycling
04/04/2021
Government: section update
The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill
31/03/2021
Library update
Plastics Europe report: An analysis of European plastics production, demand and waste data
27/03/2021
Library update
Deposit Return Scheme consultation: Friends of the Earth reaction
Covid-19: DIY Sanitiser
25/03/2021
Library update
Tyres and microplastics: time to reinvent the wheel?
24/03/2021
Library update
Plastic Packaging Tax
Plastic industry awareness of the ocean plastic problem
The Plastic Industry's Fight to Keep Polluting the World
22/03/2021
Library update
The economic benefits of a Deposit Return Scheme (DRS)
21/03/2021
Library update
Microplastic pollution devastating soil species
20/03/2021
Newsletter
Issue 6
19/03/2021
New Keep Swindon Tidy posters
Wroughton Infant School
Government: section update
Sorted by category, with correspondence and simple actions to contact representatives.
18/03/2021
New Keep Swindon Tidy blog
Uplands Enterprise Trust litter picks in Gorse Hill
15/03/2021
Keep Swindon Tidy: section update
Blogs
11/03/2021
Library update
Full list of MPs who voted against giving Parliament a say on future trade deals
MPs tie their hands on future trade deals
Trade Secrets book
10/03/2021
Library update
Hemp paper vs conventional paper
What is sustainable forestry?
UK Parliamentary bills: The Plastic Pollution Bill
06/03/2021
Upcoming documentary added to library
Dispatches: Dirty truth about your rubbish
03/03/2021
Library update
Study finds microplastics from textiles damage lung cells
Greenpeace report on UK supermarkets: Checking out on plastics III
01/03/2021
Litter pick stick trick
No need to buy a plastic ring to hold bags, as a simple stick will do the job.
22/02/2021
Library update
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment recycling (WEEE)
New library categories
Legislation
Repair
19/02/2021
Library update
Zero waste and economic recovery: The job creation potential of zero waste solutions
18/02/2021
Petition
Tax waste incineration to remove the incentive for this harmful activity
16/02/2021
New library category
Incineration
15/02/2021
Library update
Why France's new 'repairability index' is a big deal
14/02/2021
Newsletter
Issue 5
Library update
Why oppose incineration
12/02/2021
Library update
January 2021 Parliamentary debate on incineration and recycling rates
10/02/2021
Library update
6 ways to do takeout
05/02/2021
Library update
Plastic free pet supplies
Five ways plastic pollution impacts animals on land
04/02/2021
New Keep Swindon Tidy poster
Library update
Camels are dying due to plastic pollution
03/02/2021
Library update
UK government: 'Introducing a Deposit Return Scheme' - last updated 22/08/2019
UK government's DRS consultation - closed (18/02/19 - 13/05/19)
02/02/2021
Library update
Chemicals in plastic are a global health threat
18/01/2021
21/01/2021 to 31/01/2021
New Keep Swindon Tidy posters
14/01/2021
Newsletter
Issue 4
09/01/2021
New article by us
No to waste incineration!
Library update
When waste ends up in a cement kiln
08/01/2021
Keep Swindon Tidy Day write up
A positive start to 2021
06/01/2021
Library update
0% of rivers, lakes and estuaries meet legal water quality standards due to chemical pollution
02/01/2021
The first Keep Swindon Tidy Day!
Write-up to follow shortly
29/12/2020
Library update
Upstream report: microplastics in UK rivers
28/12/2020
Library update
Cellophane: disposal know how
24/12/2020
Library update
Mismanaged waste kills up to a million people a year globally
18/12/2020
Library update
Amazon must stop flooding our oceans with plastic waste
16/12/2020
Library update
Global treaty to tackle plastic pollution gains steam without US and UK
15/12/2020
Library update
New study shows that plastic bottles can release millions of microparticles per day
Food packaging forum launches new chemical database
12/12/2020
Newsletter
Issue 3
11/12/2020
Keep Swindon Tidy Day 2021
Response to SBC's carbon reduction strategy
10/12/2020
Library update
PFAS Free: Guide to PFAS chemicals (used in food and drink packaging)
Ask your MP to take action on PFAS pollution
09/12/2020
Library update
Swindon Borough Council's draft carbon reduction strategy
Swindon Borough Council's waste strategy
Corn plastic to the rescue? Is biodegradable packaging the answer to our throw away culture?
06/12/2020
Government section update
Urgent action to contact MPs
Info on the Plastic Pollution Bill updated
06/12/2020
Library update
Anger as huge ‘incinerator’ gets go ahead for Swindon after developer’s appeal
05/12/2020
Library update
Second reading of the Plastic Pollution Bill announced for January 29th 2021
03/12/2020
Library update
Zero Waste EU report: Air pollution from waste disposal; not for public breath
02/12/2020
Library update
UKWIN report: 'Moving away from incineration towards a circular economy'
01/12/2020
New Keep Swindon Tidy posters
Entries from Beechcroft Infants' School in Stratton!
30/11/2020
Library update
53 million discarded Covid face masks in UK 'could be polluting the sea'
29/11/2020
Library update
The single misuse problem: it’s not just about plastic
Food To Go, Good To Go? A report by City to Sea into the use and management of single-use food and drink packaging
Increase in burning of plastic 'driving up emissions from waste disposal'
20/11/2020
Library update
Campaigners Tell Kenyan Government 'Don't Backslide on Plastics' in US Trade Deal
16/11/2020
Library update
700 marine species threatened by plastic pollution
Health experts call for reusable PPE to protect people and planet
15/11/2020
Library update
DEFRA reaffirms commitment to Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) legislation by 2023
Formal 2nd stage consultations on the UK government's Resources and Waste Strategy planned for early 2021
Film section update
Fracking Hell: The Untold Story
14/11/2020
Resources section update
Section reorganised and
DIY litter picks added
07/11/2020
Library update
Throwing away the future: How companies still have it wrong on plastic pollution
We can't solve the plastics crisis with other disposables.
Global electronic waste up 21% in 5 years.
05/11/2020
Library update
Plastic free periods: Better for your body and the planet
04/11/2020
Library update
'New calls made to throw out controversial Westbury waste incinerator scheme'
03/11/2020
Film section update
'Coca Cola's Plastic Secrets'
26/10/2020
Library update
The Zero Waste Masterplan
EXPOSED: The Plastic Polluters Talking Trash
21/10/2020
Library update
New zero waste shop, The Pantry, opens in Royal Wootton Bassett
Links update
The Pantry, new zero waste shop in Wootton Bassett
19/10/2020
Library update
Plastic incineration factsheet
17/10/2020
Library update
Swindon's Recycling Technologies gets £3.1m to help stop plastic waste
16/10/2020
Library update
Talking Trash: Report on industry tactics to inhibit legislation on plastic pollution over decades.
16/10/2020
Library update
Fracking: the facts
15/10/2020
Library update
Ten steps to zero waste
How quest for zero waste community means sorting the rubbish 34 ways
08/10/2020
Newsletter
Issue 2
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
Library update
Toxic bacteria found on microplastics retrieved from tropical waters
04/10/2020
Library update
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
Library update
'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
Library update
''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
Library update
'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
Library update
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
Library update
'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
Library update
'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
Library update
'How Big Oil misled the public into believing that plastic would be recycled'
08/09/2020
Library update
'EU set to make microplastic problem worse'
'A Declaration of Concern and Call to Action: Regarding Plastics, Packaging, and Human Health.'
07/09/2020
Library update
'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.
Library update
'Residents fight back as 'Cancer Alley' is getting more toxic.'
21/08/2020
Library update
'How damaging is breathing in microplastics?'
13/08/2020
Summer of Refills
Refill's new campaign to get reusables back on the menu.
Library update
'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
Library update
'100 leading scientists confirm that reuse can be done safely.'
23/07/2020
Library update
'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
Library update
'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
Library update
'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
Library update
'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.
