Raw Sewage in Rivers A review of data from Welsh Water’s Sewage Treatment Works Next Work shows Raw Sewage being dumped in to Welsh River for 10,000’s of hours per year. The data was released following monitoring of Storm Overflow (CSO in England) events within Welsh Water’s Operating Area. How Much Sewage The below data… Continue reading Welsh Water – Sewage in Rivers
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LIDL Ocean Bound Plastic
Prevention is Better than Cure Here at PAPP we are typically concerned with the mountains of plastic waste on beaches. But we are also working to prevent the problem in the first place. We were delighted this week ro see LIDL reveal its plans: “24th February, 2020: Lidl will next month become the first UK… Continue reading LIDL Ocean Bound Plastic
EU Environmental Chief – Plastic Clamp Down
The EU’s top environmental official has suggested that clamping down on virgin plastic production is a crucial part of tackling climate change. Plastic production providing a growing sector for the Oil Industry, but plastic waste is piling up in the world’s oceans. Last month a study of ice cores revealed traces of nanoplastics in both… Continue reading EU Environmental Chief – Plastic Clamp Down
Scotland 2021 – Thorpy’s Project Journal
Doing a “Good Thing” “I am furious” exclaims the supervisor at the Recycling centre, “I was just about to report your for fly tipping” he continues, “I know you are doing a good thing, but …… “ He is right. We are doing a good thing but it certainly doesn’t feel like it. We have… Continue reading Scotland 2021 – Thorpy’s Project Journal
10 Times More Plastic in the Atlantic than Previously Estimated
A recent paper published by researchers at Nature Communications, from lead Author Dr. Katsiaryna Pabortsava, PhD, suggests that High concentrations of plastic are hidden beneath the surface of the Atlantic Ocean.