History of Plastics: The Origin of Plastic
This article looks at the origin and invention of plastic and how plastic production turned into plastic pollution - history of plastic timeline
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March 7, 2024
National Marine Week
This Marine Week we're celebrating the rich diversity of marine species in our waters, highlighting the weirdest and most wonderful inhabitants of our coasts so we can more deeply appreciate…
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July 24, 2023
Where Does Ocean Plastic End Up? How Does Plastic Damage the Ocean.
Our species has now made enough plastic to cover our entire world in a giant plastic bag - not only once - but twice. Of this truly massive mass of…
March 24, 2023
Withy Pots: A Traditional Cornish Craft With A Place in the Future
It can take between 4–5 hours for a skilled withy pot maker to create a full-size working pot, although historically makers’ have been known to work together, with one person…
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March 23, 2023
Ocean Plastic Recovery: from Porthleven to Mullion
Over October our team set out to the West of the Lizard - the most southerly point of the UK - tackling the first waves of plastic flotsam and jetsam…
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November 10, 2022
Ocean Plastic Recovery: Recovering Nets from Bude Bay
In our latest ocean plastic recovery mission we set out along a Cornwall's northernmost coast from Boscastle to Bude tackling beach clean ups amidst the weather, wind and wave hewn coast.All…
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November 8, 2022
Transforming Nets from the Isle of Mull with Ghost Fishing UK
In-between our recovery and recycling of our ocean plastics we've had the chance to collaborate with the amazing people at Ghost Fishing UK, to turn some of their finds into treasure!…
November 3, 2022
Climate Change Canary – Looe: The Most Flooded Town in the UK
Looe town at times is the Venice of the West: knee-deep in water which rises from sandy foundations beneath the streets, emerging from storm drains designed to take water away…
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October 18, 2022
Sea swimming in Cornwall – Benefits of cold water swimming
Sea swimmers are finding the best beaches to embrace the ice cold waters of the sea in Cornwall - by wild sea swimming. We explain whyand where people are wild swimming near me - and how people and communities gain value from our sea as a 'blue space' for wellbeing, and how we work to protect it.
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October 12, 2022
Jellyfish species in the UK found on Cornwall’s coast
When going on our recovery missions we often find more than just plastic - as the waters around Cornwall have started to heat up this month we've been enjoying a…
August 27, 2022