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Hi everyone! More than two years ago I wrote a blog post about my decision to go to business school and now I am happy to report that I am officially on the other side of that long process and starting back at school in...

Let me tell you a secret: I bought a plastic water bottle this week. For the first time in years, I consciously made a decision to walk into a supermarket, ask where I could find the largest bottle they sold, and hand over my hard...

Because I love my readers, I have saved the most terrifying and infuriating blog post for last in this three part series! As I mentioned in the first post, 2018 for me was a lot about learning about the complexity of this issue from different...

Yesterday I introduced the topic of environmental justice and covered how it relates to plastic pollution with regards to where and how our plastic is produced. As I mentioned, I’ve broken this post up into three parts:Where and how our plastic is producedExport of waste...

Hi friends! So it's the end of another wonderful year where it's been full of so much work and excitement that I've just not dedicated enough time to blogging! However, just before Christmas, I thought I would put out a wish list for the six myths...

Now, I’m not saying that I’m obsessed with trash, but …I’m too obsessed with trash. Trust me, I’m not fun to go out with – the last bar I went to I spent 20 minutes talking to the bar staff about how they separate their...

MRF, pronounced murf, is not just a funny word. It stands for Materials Recycling Facility, and over the next few posts I’m going to be explaining to you how they work! I have had the luck of visiting two MRFs recently (one in London, one...

Hi world!Yes I’m here – still alive, even though my last post was in July. I don’t know about you guys, but I felt like last year was a year when I was constantly wishing for more hours in the day! 2017 was a super exciting,...