6 WAYS TO CAMPAIGN

Sign the Greenpeace charity’s

plastic pledge, calling on big corporations and government to do more. Visit www.greenpeace. org.uk

Lobby local shops

and cafés if you think they could do more to reduce plastic.

For bigger companies

using too much plastic packaging, send the packaging back to their head office with a letter, outlining what would like them to do instead.

Join the voices

calling for a plastic-free aisle in supermarkets by signing the petition at www. aplasticplanet.com

If you’d like to

donate to a charity campaigning to save our oceans, consider the Marine Conservation Society (01989 566017) or Greenpeace (0207 865 8100)

Find out more about your

local recycling rules – call your council if you’re unsure. Make sure items are washed out and compacted where necessary before going in your recycling bin. Try to recycle as you go.