How to get back on track with sustainability af...
This summer provided us with the opportunity to be with friends and family in beautiful sunlight after many months of uncertainty. Many of us chose not to travel very far,...
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Why Does Plastic End Up In The Ocean?
Currently, over 8 million tonnes of plastic ends up in the ocean each year. As businesses expand, populations increase and unsustainable attitudes continue, that number is only set to increase....
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World Environment Day Report: How to reduce the...
In recognition of World Environment Day 2021, we’re taking the opportunity to look at the more definitive studies about the impact of plastic waste during the pandemic over the last...
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Reuse or Recycle: Which is Better? A Bower Coll...
We have written this special report to highlight the problems inherent within the recycling industry and address some of the myths and misconceptions around the facts, that ultimately lead to...
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Breaking the Plastic Wave
Here at Bower Collective we are constantly scanning the data and reporting on the plastic waste crisis at both a UK and international level. One of the key reports that...
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Why is Seagrass Important? With marine biologis...
Ahead of World Seagrass Day on the 1st March we spoke with Dr Jean-Luc Solandt, a marine biologist with over 1,000 dives, to find out firsthand the vital importance of...
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Feel Good February
As keen advocates for reducing plastic waste, we’re constantly thinking of innovative and unique ways to reduce the volume of plastic being used across the country. With individual responsibility being capable...
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The Truth About Plastic: Why Plastic is Bad for...
The stats surrounding plastics in the beauty industry are not pretty, but we must educate ourselves and change our ways to start a new plastic-free #ReuseRevolution! What’s So Bad About...
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Refill not Landfill
We recently launched some content which featured our products (refill) versus regular supermarket alternatives (landfill). These posts have generated quite a bit of debate, which is a good thing! It’s...
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Impact of Plastic on Marine Life
In recent years, we as a population have become increasingly aware of how our world is being polluted by plastic waste. Every year, over 300 million tonnes of plastic are...
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Impact of Single Use Plastic through Covid-19
With the unfortunate occurrence of Covid-19 impacting everyone in the world, our use of single-use plastics has increased to try and prevent the spread of the virus. This meant we’ve...
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Our Disposable World and Reducing Disposable Pr...
For lots of consumers, i.e. those born after the 1980’s, disposability is all they’ve ever known. But you don’t have to go much further back to a world in which...
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