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There are over 600 communities across the UK working to tackle single use plastic where they live. Find your nearest and get involved!
Plastic Free Communities for the Future
Plastic Free Communities have been at the heart of UK plastic pollution campaigning and change for almost a decade. Building localised movements that take action on single-use where they live, and connecting that nationwide network of people-power to systemic-change, through national campaigning with SAS.
It’s time to open a new chapter with the network. One that gives Plastic Free Communities more freedom to act locally and connect to wider plastic pollution campaigns, as SAS focus on a once in a generation opportunity to end sewage pollution.
As a result, we will no longer be taking new sign-ups for the Plastic Free Community Award or the Plastic Free Champion Award. Our Plastic Free Communities are becoming independent groups from SAS too. Still linked to each other as a national network. Still connected to SAS through actions and campaigns. Still an epic force tackling plastic pollution.
There are lots of ways you can support your local Plastic Free Community and take action on plastic pollution. Read on to find out how …
Individuals –
Take Action
Plastic pollution is everywhere, it’s a systemic issue. But people-power can still make a difference. It starts here and it starts with us.
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Individual Action Counts!
Businesses –
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Across the UK thousands of businesses are cutting single use plastic and riding the wave against pollution.
We're a nationwide people-powered movement dedicated to breaking free from single-use plastic and stopping its production for good.
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