THE SCARAB TRUST

The Story of Plastic is a feature length, documentary film, by Deia Schlosberg released in 2019 by The Story of Stuff Project. An eye...

The massive influx of plastic waste into our oceans is one of the most significant environmental crises currently impacting global...

Voluntary carbon offsetting has exploded into an industry worth more than $2bn per year and may grow to $40bn per year by 2030. But does...

The Russian invasion of Ukraine revealed the UK and Europe’s heavy dependence on fossil fuels. In 2020, imports from Russia made up 39%...

Did you know that one pack of single-use menstrual pads contains the same amount of plastic as 5 carrier bags? When we consider that, on...

One might think that Coca-Cola’s slogan “A World without Waste” represents a truly green company trying hard to cut pollution, especially...

GOOD NEWS: The government announced its own New Year’s Resolution in the first week of January : the banning of single-use plastic...

The wealthiest 10% of the world’s population are responsible for 50% of lifestyle-based carbon emissions. If they reduced their emissions...

In 2015, an ambitious global agreement was reached to limit global warming to 1.5°C. Has COP27 succeeded in keeping that goal alive?...

The situation In recent years, brands such as H&M and Primark have advertised their clothing ranges made from recycled bottles. Brands...

Tyres are the second largest source of ocean microplastics, and new research has identified them as the source of a lethal toxin that’s...

First created for large playing fields, artificial grass can now be found in a whole range of businesses, schools, public roof terraces...

The devastating effects of coal-fired power stations on both environmental and human health means they are being decommissioned at an...

Coal, oil and natural gas: we all learn about these three types of fossil fuels in school. But are we really educated on how they are...

INEOS is a chemical giant, in the top 5 of the world’s largest chemical producers. It relies on fracking to produce ethylene and other...

Plastic-free and sustainable clothing are big news right now, and for good reason. People are starting to realise the implications of our...

Every plastic product we use is made of small 5mm plastic pellets (the size of a lentil) called nurdles, which are melted and moulded...

Sachets are small, single-use sealed plastic pouches that contain one portion of a product. The developing world has seen an explosion of...

Clean water is not just about how much you drink...

Mass produced plastic has only been around since the 1950s, and yet there is already 7.9 billion tons of plastic in landfill or in the...