The water companies are too busy lobbying for price rises/manufacturing consent in the media (of which these stories are a part of. The water companies will again claim they are a victim of low bills meaning they can't invest which is what causes these events...)
It's all so insidious
UK gov will permit bills to rise and nothing will fundamentally change when it comes to water in the UK except how much we pay
Well, I guess you could say that the government is doing something if a single member of parliament chooses to do some volunteer work on her free time.
Would think it's trivial to make those from cellulose or something, but I guess it's always about money. Most "biodegradable" plastics are just turned into smaller pieces of plastic by UV.
Relevant recent incident:
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/nov/08/environmenta...
Obvs, uk gov does nothing
The water companies are too busy lobbying for price rises/manufacturing consent in the media (of which these stories are a part of. The water companies will again claim they are a victim of low bills meaning they can't invest which is what causes these events...)
It's all so insidious
UK gov will permit bills to rise and nothing will fundamentally change when it comes to water in the UK except how much we pay
From a wastewater treatment plant no less.
"This is the one thing we didn't want to happen"
"Dollimore, the Labour and Cooperative MP who joined the clean-up efforts,"
Well, I guess you could say that the government is doing something if a single member of parliament chooses to do some volunteer work on her free time.
It's about non-tax barriers on pellets import :)
Thought they’re talking about airsoft lol
Are those biodegradable?
Kinda. I think that modern airsoft balls degrade in a couple of years. Which shouldn't be an issue in a dedicated venue.
Would think it's trivial to make those from cellulose or something, but I guess it's always about money. Most "biodegradable" plastics are just turned into smaller pieces of plastic by UV.