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Plastic has been shaping our everyday lives. For good and bad. Here you can find the best stories about plastic.

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Shopping without single-use plastic? It is so easy.

Learn about the alternatives to single-use plastic in shopping. It is an increasing reality in everyday life.

Shopping without single-use plastic

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The New Plastics Economy and the vision of Ellen MacArthur

How to deal with plastic pollution? How to manage the consumption of natural resources to produce plastic? The answer lies in the New Plastics Economy.

Fishing nets that end up in your shopping cart
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Fishing nets that end up in your shopping cart. Li(t)terally.

Fishing nets taken out of the seas and oceans are being transformed in shopping carts or trolleys. Know this story.

Microplastics
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Microplastics : what are they and where to find them?

Microplastics are all around us, from the most essential items to the most superfluous. Find out what they are and how to avoid them.

14 types of plastic that end up in the oceans
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14 types of plastic that end up in the oceans

From PVC to nylon, there are more than a dozen types of plastic polluting our planet. Get to know some of the objects where you can find them.

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Five DIY recipes for homemade exfoliating scrubs

Discover five homemade exfoliating scrubs recipes, for body and face, that you can easily make at home. Cheap, eco-friendly and waste-free!

From the sea to your wardrobe: wear recycled plastic
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From the sea to your wardrobe: wear recycled plastic

An increasing number of brands is going for sustainable fashion. From shoes to bikinis, update your wardrobe with apparel made from recycled plastic.

Pellets - spheres of recycled plastic
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Plastic recycling: what happens after the bin?

What happens to that bottle of water after the recycling bin? Get to know the hiden story of plastic recycling.

Kraft eco-friendly packaging
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Packaging made from marine litter

Pingo Doce and Biedronka have teamed up with Waste Free Oceans and Persán to make sustainable packaging out of plastic waste from oceans and rivers.

Healthy Seas Socks: from fishing nets to socks
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Healthy Seas Socks: from fishing nets to socks

Healthy Seas Socks are made from fishing nets left behind in the oceans. Find out how to keep your feet nice and hot while reducing plastic pollution.

Eco bottles in a Pingo Doce store
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ECO: the eco-friendly reusable water bottle

ECO is an innovative project in Portugal, both a reusable water bottle and a filtered water service. Can this be the start of a single-use plastic free era?

Vegetables packaged in plastic bags
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8 Tips to Distance Yourself from Plastic

To help you distancing yourself from plastic, we selected 8 tips to reduce your single-use plastic usage, from the most obvious ones to a few originals.

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8 facts about the use of plastic in the world

Humans are overusing plastic. It’s time to uncover 8 really interesting (yet scary) facts about the use of plastic in the world.

Microplastics in toothpaste
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Plastic: from use to abuse

“Plastic” was named after its key physical property: plasticity – something that can be moulded. It's designed to last, but this quality is also a menace.

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