City to Sea

The Paris 2024 Summer #Olympic Games kick off today for the next month followed by the Paralympics. We’re excited to see high-profile events like these piloting a reuse system on a large scale, although there is still some way to go! We’ve broken down our thoughts on which practices are a step in the right direction, and which ones we'd like to see them picking up the pace on. ✅ Commitment to reduce single-use plastic for drinks and catering by 50% at Olympic venues. ✅Visitors provided with five eco-tips including recommendation to use reusable bottles  ✅Law in France to have tap water access points clearly visible with signage ✅ The Coca-Cola Company (the world’s top plastic polluter) ARE participating in the reuse system 🙏 👎 Some big venues like train stations, sports stadiums and museums aren’t adhering to the law to clearly signpost water refill points 👎More than 40% of drinks will still be served in single-use plastic bottles 👎Coca-Cola need to do more to show its genuine commitment to sustainability and outline exactly how they’ll have 25% reusable packaging by 2030 rather than focussing on recycled plastic bottles 👎Some of the sport federations are still opting for single-use bottles instead of reusable We'd love to hear your thoughts on what you'd like to see more or less of at high-profile events like this...

Since launching our Refill Destination Awards Programme in 2023, we’ve been supporting forward-thinking councils that are committed to transforming their local area by tackling plastic pollution and helping to combat climate change 👏 Manchester City Council, Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Norfolk County Council, London Borough of Hounslow, London Borough of Hackney, Greater London Authority, Sunderland City Council, Southend-on-Sea City Council, London Borough of Waltham Forest, Ware Town Council, Reigate & Banstead Borough Council and Hertford Town Council. Here's just a glimpse at what each of our Refill Destinations receive when they first come onboard with us – and a big thank you to DPD Eco Fund for helping us develop and deliver this!   If you’d like to find out more about what it means to be a Refill Destination and how we will support you to increase access to refillable products and services as well as develop reuse schemes in your community and more, please get in touch with Cyan Stuart our Refill Community Coordinator 👋   Or if you’re already a Refill Destination, be sure to join our next training session on Wednesday 31st of July from 12pm to 1pm to ensure you’re getting the most out of these resources!   We’re on the road to refill and want you to join us! https://lnkd.in/e8k_Y2Rb

Collaboration is the key to success for us to achieve our mission. Earlier this year we were excited to launch a new purposeful partnership with Ocean Bottle. Read all about the reusable bottle brand who go the extra mile to stop plastic from polluting our oceans as well as their social equity work👏 why they chose to collaborate with us and what we'll be looking to achieve through our partnership! https://lnkd.in/exaNPEih

Charlie Bradley is in need of approximately 80 more UK participants for his research into reusable packaging systems. Anyone can participate - both users and non-users of reuse systems!

Our latest #newsletter... Featuring thoughts on our new government and Secretary of State for the Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, plus a #WorldRefillDay wrap up, tips to have a #plasticfreejuly and latest discussions around a #GlobalPlasticsTreaty 📰

We’re partnering with specialist UX and technology agency Unfold to further develop our Refill app and to celebrate, we hosted a series of interviews. Following on from Episode 1 in April looking at Tech and Sustainability – here’s episode 2 focussing on Embracing Growth and Change.   💷 📈 We discuss the challenges of managing digital platforms, particularly as a charity, and how prioritisation of funds and resource is key to success.   Want to know more? Watch now! 👇

How can you make your money work harder for you when it comes to developing an app? 🤔📱 We explore this question and more in our second interview with Unfold. We’re partnering with the specialist UX and technology agency to further develop our Refill app.   👀Stay tuned for the full interview as we discuss the development and maintenance of digital platforms and how to embrace growth and change as you go.

We're so pleased to see a #zerowasteecomony as a top priority for you Steve Reed 👏 👏 We've already set out a road map on how to transition from single-use to reuse as part of our Reuse Manifesto here at City to Sea. We want to see: - Support for a legally binding global plastics treaty - Roll out of Extended Producer Responsibility - Ambitious and legally binding targets for 30% of packaging to be reusable by 2030 - A complete ban on single-use packaging where it's sensible to do so, like in dine-in settings - An all-in deposit return scheme - A cap and reduction on UK plastic production We join the call for change! 🌎

We've been working with Greater Manchester Combined Authority since April 2023 through our Refill campaign 🤝 After a successful year teaming up to help them reduce waste and make Greater Manchester greener, here's a round up from them about what it means to be a Refill Destination, the impact so far and what happens next. https://lnkd.in/eiJSgUDG #refill #refilldestination #combinedauthority #localauthority #council #greatermanchester #sustainablity

Thanks to all the generous donations, we’ve raised £10,000 and hit a third of our target in our #StepUpForReuse Crowdfunder UK 🎉 With your continued support we can keep powering change from grassroots to government - putting pressure on our local leaders to step up and stop plastic pollution at a time when it REALLY matters 👊 Donations will train up community activists to directly influence legislative change in their local area and it’s apt timing with the #GeneralElection and an imminent new government. This is our chance to call for systemic change that puts a stop to plastic pollution for good. https://lnkd.in/eheV2wnJ