Reuse it, recycle it plea for fun Xmas jumpers

Readers of The Catholic Universe are being urged to swap or reuse their Christmas jumpers from last year, as environmentalists warn of the damage they do to the planet. Almost all of the millions of Christmas jumpers expected to be sold to UK customers this year are made with plastic, according to research by environmental... Read More

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August 1, 2019

Name heatwaves after shameful companies

Heatwaves should be named after fossil fuel companies in order to name and shame them, a Catholic environmentalist has suggested. Ellen Teague, of the Columban Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation, said the extreme weather events should be named after such companies that have undermined climate change action in order to raise awareness of... Read More

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June 1, 2019

Government bends to public opinion with ban on plastic goods

Plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds are to be banned in England from next year to tackle pollution and protect the environment. Environment Secretary Michael Gove confirmed the ban on the supply of the items from April 2020 after a consultation revealed ‘overwhelming’ public support for the move. Catholic environmentalists welcomed it as a “really... Read More

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January 1, 2019

Walkers praised but more must be done on packaging

Walkers’ crisp packet recycling scheme has been praised as a “step in the right direction” by Catholic environmentalists – but they have stressed that it is just the first step needed to end the use of plastic in food packaging. Walkers’ new scheme comes after campaigners called on consumers to post the non-recyclable crisp bags... Read More

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October 7, 2018

Crunch time for Walkers as use of unrecyclable packets is criticised

Catholic environmentalists have warned Walkers that it’s “crunch time” as they urged the snack food manufacturer to listen to their customers and pack in their unrecyclable crisp packets. Dr Edward Echlin, an eco-theologian and Honorary Fellow at Leeds Trinity University, has encouraged Catholic Universe readers to back calls for the company to switch to recyclable... Read More

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July 19, 2018

Ireland praised after divesting state from fossil fuel firms

A Catholic environmentalist has urged nations to follow Ireland’s lead as it is set to become the first country in the world to financially divest from fossil fuels. Ellen Teague, of the Columban Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation, also paid tribute to Trócaire, the official overseas development agency of the Catholic Church in... Read More

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June 8, 2018

IKEA’s single-use plastics removal pledge welcomed by Catholic environmentalist

IKEA’s pledge to remove all single-use plastic products from its global range and from the majority of customer and employee restaurants by 2020 is a “move in the right direction”, a Catholic environmentalist has said. Ellen Teague, of the Columban Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation, said “it’s about time” the Swedish flat pack... Read More

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June 3, 2018

Get your own House in order over food waste, Catholics tell MPs

Catholic politicians and environmentalists have ordered the House of Commons to act on its food waste after it more than doubled in the last three years. New figures reveal that in the last year a “staggering” 282 tonnes of food was discarded by parliamentary estate caterers. The Commons Commission, which is responsible for the administration... Read More

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May 20, 2018

Festivals urged to clean up their act

A Catholic environmentalist has urged music festival organisers to take “radical” action in an effort to cut plastic waste and pollution. While welcoming a new green initiative which will see deposit return schemes trialled at music festivals this summer, Ellen Teague, of the Columban Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation, has suggested that organisers... Read More

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Reuse it, recycle it plea for fun Xmas jumpers

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Walkers praised but more must be done on packaging

Crunch time for Walkers as use of unrecyclable packets is criticised

Ireland praised after divesting state from fossil fuel firms

IKEA’s single-use plastics removal pledge welcomed by Catholic environmentalist

Get your own House in order over food waste, Catholics tell MPs

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