FOAM FACTS: Like any good Londoner, I used the fantastic summer weather to kayak from Limehouse to Hackney, discovering that part of the city by water.
Come kayaker fluviale e marittimo abbastanza esperto, sono rimasto sorpreso da quanto siano piene di rifiuti le acque di Londra.
Più o meno nello stesso periodo, il dibattito nazionale e globale su come affrontare l'inquinamento marino da plastica stava prendendo slancio, amplificato da immagini scioccanti di tartarughe ferite da cannucce e altra plastica.
The EU has outlined its plans to outlaw single-use plastics, and the UK government has signalled that post-Brexit Britain will have a very simple approach: ban them. Besides the widely discussed plans to prohibit straws and plastic balloon sticks, the UK is also looking into banning single-use plastic cutlery and plates, while environment secretary Michael Gove appeared to suggest he was considering a ban on disposable nappies.
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