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Recycling doesn’t work – so says Johnson

Recycling doesn’t work, according to Boris Johnson. Well, at least not the recycling of plastic. And to be honest, with every day that passes, I understand our Prime Minister less and less.  Johnson has called recycling a “red herring”, claiming that it does nothing as you can only recycle plastic twice. At least part of […]

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How the soap industry is responding to environmental pressures

Whether solid, liquid, or something in-between, everyone has very regular interactions with soap. The variation of facial soaps and cleansers that are tried, analysed and researched in the quest for clear skin can become intensive. But, what of the humbler hand-wash or shower gel? In new research published by Kantar Worldpanel’s strategic insight director, Tim Nancholas, […]

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What is BPA and should I be concerned?

When we think of plastic pollution, we normally imagine harmed sea turtles and a seahorse curling its tail over a cotton swab. However, it is not only marine life and ocean ecosystems that plastic threatens. Some of the chemicals used to make up the omnipresent material may leach into food from storage or beverage containers […]

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Why are we still using plastic?

Plastic seems to be the big issue of 2018. With supermarkets charging for plastic bags and calls for reduced plastic use in food packaging, it appears that the biggest changes can be made by supermarkets and industries. But what damage is all this plastic doing to our ecosystems and how can we as consumers make […]