Be an Ocean Guardian:

RALLY AGAINST PLASTIC

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Refuse all plastic straws, lids, plastic cutlery and unnecessary packaging.

Wash clothes less frequently. Choose a front-loader washing machine, which produces seven times fewer microfibres than a top-loader.

Don’t litter. Keep your rubbish out of the street because drains reach the ocean.

Seek out products made from natural materials, such as bamboo toothbrushes.

Recycle soft plastics in

REDcycle bins at your local supermarket. Soft plastics are the kind that can be scrunched up into a bag, like bread, pasta, lolly and dry cleaning bags. After they are collected they are made into furniture for schools and parks.

Choose microbeadfree products. Avoid labels with ‘microbeads’ or ‘polyethylene’, which means they contain plastic. Some brands and companies that don’t use microplastic ingredients in their products can carry the ‘Zero Plastic

Inside’ logo.

Think bigger

Spread the word. Talk to your family and friends about why it is important to reduce plastic and the impact of plastic pollution.

Volunteer at a beach clean-up. Check out what’s happening in your area through Surfrider Foundation, Tangaroa Blue Foundation or Beach Patrol.

Get involved in

Take 3 for the Sea. Pledge to pick up three pieces of rubbish every time you visit the water. Share a pic of your haul at take3.org Record collected rubbish on CleanSwell. This app tracks the area and weight of plastic collected. Your data help build a global snapshot of ocean trash, giving insight for solutions.

Encourage local stores/workplaces/ cafes to use plastic alternatives.

Promote waste-free lunch challenges at schools.

Blow bubbles outdoors, not balloons, which can travel long distances to land in rivers and oceans. Marine life can be killed by ingesting balloons by mistake.