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What we're doing Right
Searching for a substitute
15th March 2010
Polycarbonate plastics made with bisphenol-a (BPA) have a myriad number of uses for good reason. Hard, clear, heat and shatter-resistant, they are invaluable – but also controversial. So chemists are cleverly crafting alternatives.
What we're doing Right
Guerilla recycling
27th January 2010
Entrepreneurs and charities will gladly take an old phone off your hands
What we're doing Wrong
Plastic unfantastic
9th December 2009
In order to change the way we use plastics we need to change the way we think about them: remarkable and valuable, rather than cheap and disposable
What we're doing Wrong
Message in a bottle
1st September 2008
No matter how you look at it, bottled water is a scam of major proportions. The best way to change public behaviour may be to re-brand bottled water as unfashionable. Because it was nothing but truly brilliant marketing that persuaded us to buy it in the first place.
What we're doing Right
In the bag
19th January 2008
A sixth of the world’s population could stop using plastic bags
Why it matters
Microplastic unfantastic
17th November 2007
Plastic garbage isn’t just a waste of resources – it creates tiny Trojan horses that piggyback dangerous chemicals into our own bodies
Why it matters
Is plastic killing us? It’s a chemical controversy
5th November 2005
Could a chemical found in the lining of tin cans, plastic water bottles and baby toys mimic estrogen and affect our health?