Shoreditch residents demand tougher action on single-use plastic after taking part in Greenpeace waste count
Just under 400 local households threw away more than 21,000 pieces of plastic in a week
single use plastic
Hackney gets six new water fountains as council continues fight against plastic waste
The refill stations have been installed at libraries and leisure centres across the borough
Leader – The last straw
One minute of convenience is not worth thousands of years of plastic pollution
Council plans to cut its own plastic use by end of September
‘As community leaders, it’s only right that they lead the way in tackling this scourge,’ campaigner says