September 1, 2018 View all news We're at Electric Picnic this weekend with 160 volunteers promoting our Sick of Plastic campaign! Check out some of the posters we have on display around the arena to give festival goers the "naked truths" about plastic pollution... References:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5517107/pdf/1700782.pdfhttp://ec.europa.eu/environment/waste/pdf/plastic_waste_factsheet.pdfReferences:http://lup.lub.lu.se/search/ws/files/40307312/Mappning_the_plastics_system_and_its_sustainability_challenges.pdfhttp://polymerdatabase.com/Polymer%20Brands/Plastic%20Manufacturers.htmlReference: Ellen McArthur Foundation: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/10/every-minute-one-garbage-truck-of-plastic-is-dumped-into-our-oceans/Reference: http://www.irishenvironment.com/iepedia/plastic-bag-levy/References:https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/04/european-countries-most-plastic-waste-per-person/http://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-plastic-waste-3786393-Jan2018/http://ec.europa.eu/environment/waste/pdf/final_report_10042012.pdf Categorised in: Waste