Plastic Free July 2023

Small steps make a big impact!

We're partnering with Plastic Free Foundation to encourage small steps to make a big impact in reducing our local and global plastic waste.

Plastic Free July® is recognised globally as an annual month of global change, where individuals, businesses and governments come together to take action to reduce plastic waste. By sharing ideas, positive actions and stories of change, Plastic Free July helps people and organisations “choose to refuse” single-use plastic everyday.

Join us, along with millions of people worldwide, in this year's Challenge to reduce our plastic waste.

Choose How You Join In this July:

Take the Challenge

Simply choose one small change in your plastics use this July and receive weekly emails to keep motivated during the challenge.

Each small step we take to become plastic free can make a big difference towards:

It can be as easy as picking one single-use plastic item to avoid or swap for a reusable alternative.
Get started with this Action Picker to browse some popular ideas and make your pledge!

Online event

Join us online, Thursday 6 July, to meet sustainability expert and speaker, Lottie Dalziel

In this online event, hosted by Plastic Free Foundation, Lottie will take you through how to reduce the amount of plastic in your home. She will suggest simple sustainable swaps that can be made in each room of the home. Perfect for beginners and people looking for practical tips on how to improve the sustainability of their own home.

Event now over – view Plastic Free July’s YoutTube channel for more Plastic Free ideas.

Take the Pesky Plastics Quiz

By taking the Plastic Free July Quiz, you will:

help us to track the trends in the common plastics that households use
discover for yourself all the plastics that ‘sneak’ into your shopping
set yourself up to measure your Plastic Free July success

Local events

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Can't make it to a pop up or we don't have one near you?

Book your own group talk and we’ll come to you!
Visit our Tours and Talks page for information about our group talk bookings, delivered by one of our knowledgeable Education Officers.
Please note: Minimum group size applies and bookings are subject to availability.