A doctor on the frontline of Britain’s coronavirus outbreak has revealed how staff must wear wafer-thin paper masks, plastic aprons and gloves instead of full protective gear. They had high-tech masks to cover the nose and mouth when the first suspected coronavirus patients arrived two weeks ago but, as supplies have depleted, they were switched … Read more
‘I’m ready for the lockdown!’ Gemma Collins wears plastic gloves to buy SEVEN packs of toilet roll (and red wine) as she fills TWO trolleys with groceries amid coronavirus outbreak By Rebecca Davison for MailOnline Published: 14:02 GMT, 13 March 2020 | Updated: 14:11 GMT, 13 March 2020 Gemma Collins took to Instagram Stories on … Read more
Of 30 billion plastic bottles used by UK households each year, only 57 per cent are currently recycled. With half of these going to landfill, half of all plastic bottles that are recycled go to waste. Around 700,000 plastic bottles a day end up as litter. This is largely due to plastic wrapping around bottles … Read more
‘This is actually quite creepy!’ Piers Morgan strokes Susanna Reid’s hair with a plastic HAND on Good Morning Britain after she refuses to touch her co-host amid coronavirus fears By Jason Chester for MailOnline Published: 10:32 GMT, 10 March 2020 | Updated: 10:45 GMT, 10 March 2020 The coronavirus epidemic proved to be an unlikely … Read more
Shocking images show a surfer paddling her way through trash-filled oceans in a bid to highlight plastic pollution. TV personality and adventurer Alison Teal, dubbed the ‘female Indiana Jones’, can be seen exploring the coastline of Tulum in Mexico with piles of waste choking the waters and obstructing her path. Other photos show a similar … Read more
Commuters have resorted to wearing storage boxes, plastic bags and even babies’ nappies over their heads as they come up with novel ways to avoid contracting Coronavirus. Photos, circulated on social media, show people coming up with creative ways of covering their noses and mouths in a bid to avoid contamination, as medical experts warn throwaway … Read more
Commuters have resorted to wearing storage boxes, plastic bags and even babies’ nappies over their heads as they come up with novel ways to avoid contracting Coronavirus. Photos, circulated on social media, show people coming up with creative ways of covering their nose and mouths in a bid to avoid contamination, amid debate over how effective … Read more
Very hungry caterpillar that chomps its way through PLASTIC could help speed up the breakdown of carrier bags and other litter Wax worms are a pest which live on a diet of beeswax when found in the wild The caterpillar and its gut bacteria are also able to survive by eating plastic Specifically, the pest is … Read more
Lidl becomes the first UK supermarket to launch recycled packaging made from ‘ocean bound plastic’ collected from beaches in South East Asia The plastic is collected from beaches in South East Asia and then recycled It will prevent over 60 tonnes of plastic from entering the ocean each year The plastic will first be rolled … Read more
Heartbreaking photos of a squirrel using PLASTIC BAGS ‘to build its nest’ show the dismal impact of human litter on urban wildlife Squirrel was seen by a photographer on a wall in London Borough of Haringey Images reveal the animal struggling with the bulk and weight of the bags It is thought the rodent may have been using … Read more