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New avoidable plastics project celebrates diversity The Islamic Festival Eid al-Fitr is at the heart of a new diversity project encouraging sustainable behaviour changes during faith-based celebrations. From: Celebrate the Islamic Festival of Eid al-Fitr and help the environment by making sustainable changes The celebration is the first of a series of events from multiple faiths being highlighted by the Environment Agency as part of the Interreg Preventing Plastic Pollution (PPP) programme, which aims to reach a wider audience with its avoidable plastics message. Eid al-Fitr (12 a...

Experts share tips for tackling plastic pollution in Portsmouth Online workshop encourages local people to stamp out avoidable plastic waste. From: 8 February 2021 Jonathan Harvey of Environment Agency’s Plastics and Sustainability Team says it’s important to get everybody involved to improve the quality of the environment Behaviour change is the focus of an online plastic pollution workshop being held for Portsmouth communities today (Monday 8 February). The interactive event, jointly hosted by the Environment Agency and the University of Portsmouth, is aimed at representativ...

Walkers and cyclists will be able to enjoy a popular Cornish coast path walk when upgrade works are paused over the festive season. The Mount’s Bay Coast Path is a popular draw during the holidays, and so engineers have amended the programme to allow it to fully reopen between Saturday, December 19 and Sunday, January 3. Major works are currently underway along the trail to boost the path’s resilience and accessibility for users. While the seven-month project has forced the closure of a few sections of the path, engineers have scheduled the work in sections to give walkers and cyc...