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A controversial opinion on the Plastic straws ban
Well here goes; who bloody cares. Yesterday across all forms of social media people were rejoicing because yep, plastic straws have been...
Alex Bruce
Oct 2, 20202 min read
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UK’s beachgoers: a global embarrassment.
The sun comes out; everyone goes to the beach. Fair enough, us Brits make the most of every scrap of UV goodness we can get. Social...
Alex Bruce
Jun 26, 20204 min read
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The Apocalypse Round-Up
We decided to ping together some of the things that have caught our attention in recent weeks while we have been shut at home and all the...
Alex Bruce
Apr 14, 20203 min read
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Crash Diets and Climate Change
“In the rush to return to normal, use this time to consider which parts of normal are worth rushing back to.” Dave Hollis The...
Alex Bruce
Apr 6, 20203 min read
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Empowering children to be environmental agents of change
In November’s 2018 and 2019 I had the pleasure of speaking in Bristol schools about plastic pollution and climate change, joining...
Alex Bruce
Feb 4, 20204 min read
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New Year 1, Turtle Straws Nil.
INew Year's Eve 1, Turtle Straws 0 I am going to start off by saying I don't like New Year’s Eve that much. It's two days after my...
Alex Bruce
Jan 4, 20203 min read
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Turtle Straws magic list.
I haven't spun a good yarn in some time so here are a few original tips to a more sustainable lifestyle and some general life hacks. 1....
Alex Bruce
Nov 21, 20191 min read
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European Bartending School a Case Study
The European Bartending School (EBS) is the worlds leading bartending school, training the bartenders of the future. With over 50,000...
Alex Bruce
Oct 24, 20192 min read
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Sri Lanka and Sustainable Sitting.
So following the passport debacle of last week, I made it to Sri Lanka, if you want to hear about it head here So first things first Sri...
Alex Bruce
Oct 10, 20193 min read
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Straw Lanka, Sustainable Passports and Striking for Climate.
It great to see lots of people coming together yesterday to push home the importance of climate reform to world governments. I wasn't...
Alex Bruce
Sep 21, 20192 min read
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Victorious in defeat, Knowledge from rejection.
I haven’t written one of these in a while. But something grabbed my attention over the bank holiday weekend. So Victorious Festival the...
Alex Bruce
Aug 28, 20193 min read
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Keep it simple, Sunshine!
I was listening to a Podcast (The Tim Ferriss Show - Kevin Systrom) where one of the co-founders of Instagram was talking about how they...
Alex Bruce
Jul 22, 20192 min read
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Excuse me, I meme this is a bit silly!
I saw this this meme, and I have seen similar messages popping up in various dark corners of the plastic free movement. Which should...
Alex Bruce
Jul 17, 20192 min read
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Who is responsible for the effective disposal of Bio plastic products.
I was discussing alternatives to plastic the other day and often 'plant based' 'corn starch' 'cellulose' are mentioned. The material...
Alex Bruce
Jul 5, 20193 min read
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Suncream, Sweatflop and Straws
So I'm currently running Turtle Straws from Greece. Why Greece? It just so happens it's where most of my clients are. It's also much...
Alex Bruce
Jun 26, 20192 min read
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Why Turtle Straws are the best for customers.
You have had a busy week, its Friday afternoon, you are thirsty, its warm outside the work day is nearly over. On your mind there is one...
Alex Bruce
Jun 9, 20191 min read
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The Neilson Case Study
Neilson are UK leaders in activity holidays, with a Mountain Collection of 11 Ski Hotels across The Alps and a Beach Club program that...
Alex Bruce
May 17, 20192 min read
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Mcdonalds, Drinking Straws. Alternatives to plastic, alternatives to paper.
In the last year, the awareness for plastic pollution has skyrocketed. Straws are the easiest thing to change. Paper Straws have been...
Alex Bruce
May 5, 20191 min read
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