Coffee cupsLast Tuesday, Waitrose announced plans to remove all disposable coffee cups from their stores by autumn of this year – customers will have to bring a reusable one of their own. Despite their cardboard appearance, coffee cups are actually lined with polyethylene and are hard to recycle. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Cuddly fleeces pose a threat to the environment. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Laurence Miller, 10, with the crisp packet from the 1980s he found on the beach at Padstow last week. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Microplastics can now be found in sea and well salt.

Source: The Guardian April 15, 2018 06:00 UTC