PLASTICS 

Say no to these disposable plastics: coffee cups, bottles, straws, takeaway boxes, bags, and cutlery.  Most disposable plastics are not recycled, ending up in landfill or the environment. Of the 3 billion disposable coffee cups thrown away in the UK each year, less than 1 % is recycled. The UK also uses 38 billion plastic water bottles each year.

Millions of tonnes of plastic enters the oceans each year, causing harm to our marine environment, human health, and the livelihoods of communities around the world. In the UK, one in three fish caught contains plastic.

• Make use of reusable plastic alternatives, for example reusable: coffee cups, water bottles, lunch boxes and straws are all widely available and relatively cheap.

• https://lessplastic.co.uk/9-tips-living-less-plastic – 9 Tips for Living with Less Plastic
• https://www.wristband.com/content/how-to-properly-recycle-plastic/ How to Properly Recycle Plastic
• www.plasticpollutioncoalition.org – The Plastic Pollution Coalition
• www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42703561 – Plastic recycling: Your questions answered
• www.ethicogoods.co.uk – EthiCo Goods, Southampton student-led enterprise selling reusable product
• www.sas.org.uk – Surfers Against Sewage, the marine conservation society fighting plastic pollution (Instagram @surfersagainstsewage)
• www.bottlestore.com Why it’s important to keep our waters clean and pollution free