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Plastic pollution impact of UK’s summer heatwave: Thames bears the brunt

PRESS RELEASE Thames21 and #OneLess plastic litter research suggests Londoners switched from fizzy drinks to still water as a result of the extremely hot weather,…

Published 20th September 201827th September 2018 Published in Latest news, Media Releases

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  • Sewage-derived pollution, Unblocktober and the health of our rivers
    Plastic pollution has become a hot topic in the past years for obvious reasons. Plastic waste can now be found everywhere: in remote places such as Antarctica, unpopulated islands like...

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