Thousands Of Pupils Join Campaign To Cut Single-Use Plastic In UK Schools

Thousands of primary and secondary school pupils have joined a major new campaign to drastically cut the consumption of single-use plastic in UK schools. More than 7,000 pupils, across 12 schools, have signed up to  Plastic Pioneers – a campaign led by environmental charity Hubbub, and sponsored by retailers  TK Maxx and Homesense. The schools benefit  from being  part  of a community stretching from Scotland to the south coast, sharing ideas on how to reduce their consumption of single-use plastic. As part of the campaign, pupils form a Plastic Pioneers…

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High-street chains and retailers including LEON, Neal’s Yard Remedies, Waitrose and Morrisons join new innovative pilot to tackle single-use plastic

Plastic pollution campaigning organisation, City to Sea announces the launch of a new ambitious pilot with retailers, independents and high-street chains including LEON, Neal’s Yard Remedies, Pret, Costa, Morrisons, ASDA and Waitrose to champion refillable solutions in a bid to cut pollution caused by single-use packaging. The pilot, launched this week, is the first of its kind and a natural step in the planned expansion of their award-winning Refill campaign, which already connects over 250,000 app users with 30,000 Refill Stations across the UK where they can fill up their…

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University of Leeds and Leeds University Union pledge to become single-use plastic-free by 2023.

The University of Leeds and Leeds University Union have together pledged to become single-use plastic-free by 2023. Single-use plastic items are designed to be used only once before they are thrown away or recycled. Single Out: 2023PlasticFree The campaign, Single Out: 2023PlasticFree, crucially commits the University and Union to phase out single-use plastic across the board, not just in catering and office spaces. Dr Louise Ellis, Director of Sustainability at the University, said: This is a huge commitment and a big challenge for us, but we are determined to play…

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Goldenvoice’s Coachella Music and Arts Festival Phases out Single-Use Plastic Straws in Favor of Biodegradable Paper Straws

Goldenvoice’s Coachella Music and Arts Festival has phased out single-use plastic straws, making it the first festival in the world to align with Lonely Whale’s ‘For A Strawless Ocean,’ an open-source guide to reduce plastic pollution. According to Lonely Whale, across the United States, nearly 500 million plastic straws are used and tossed each day, amounting to approximately 12 million pounds of plastic waste each year. The initiative coincides with Earth Month 2018 and also will be implemented at the upcoming Stagecoach: California’s Country Music Festival taking place April 27-29,…

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Single use plastic to be phased out at the National Trust

The National Trust has announced it will phase out selling single use plastics at its places by 2022. The conservation charity has already eliminated plastic from its disposable cups and cutlery, instead choosing plant based biodegradable products, and will withdraw from sale throwaway plastic bottles across its 343 cafes and tea rooms. The Trust, which cares for over 500 historic places, 775 miles of coastline and 250,000 hectares of countryside, is committed to: Ensuring all its shops are free of single use plastic by 2022. Removing all single use plastic…

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