Everyday Plastic

Everyday Plastic and the Environmental Investigation Agency have been working closely with ClientEarth on this investigation, and they warn that claims around soft plastic recycling are misleading customers.

Check out the new investigation we've launched today with the Environmental Investigation Agency. https://lnkd.in/eG9xPtWK

Today, we've released the findings from The Big Plastic Count, and the results are shocking! Over 224,380 people across the UK took part in this year's campaign, with schools, households, community groups, and businesses up and down the country counting their plastic waste for a whole week in March. Here’s what we found: 🏠 UK households are throwing away an estimated 1.7 billion pieces of plastic packaging every week. That’s 90 billion pieces a year. 🤔 If you counted all the plastic packaging the UK uses in one week, one second at a time, it would take you 53 years and 7 months. 🥪 The most counted category was food and drink packaging (3,769,205 pieces). 🔥 Over half (58%) of the pieces are being incinerated. That’s up from 46% when we did the count in 2022. ♻️ Only 17% would get recycled, 14% would be exported and 11% would end up in landfill. That's why, with Greenpeace UK, we're making headlines today. Because it's time to tell the government it’s time for action. Sign our petition to push for change. Link in the comments👇  #GlobalPlasticsTreaty #LessPlastic #PointlessPlastic #DitchThePlastic #PlasticSucks #Microplastics #BreakFreeFromPlastic #NoMorePlastic #SayNoToPlastic #LessWasteLiving #PlasticFreedom #PlasticFreeHome #PlasticFreeCommunities #PlasticFreeMovement #EcoFriendlyLifestyle #EthicalConsumerism #PlasticFreeParent #PlasticFreeLife #LifeWithoutPlastic #WasteFreePlanet #PlasticFreeLiving #ConsciousConsumer #NoPlanetB #ReduceReuseRefill #CitizenScience

With less than two weeks until Earth Day, what is your business planning to do to celebrate? If you're looking to make an impact on this year’s Earth Day, our bespoke talks can inspire and empower your team to tackle the plastic and climate crises. By coming together to tackle the plastic crisis your organisation can: ⚡ Empower and motivate your team 🎯 Hit your sustainability goals 👋 Say hello to a less-plastic future. To book a talk for Earth Day this April visit https://lnkd.in/eira32JV #EarthDay #PlasticFree #PlasticReduction #UseLessPlastic #LessPlastic #PlasticWaste #BCorp #Sustainability #SustainableBusiness #NoPlanetB #BetterBusinessAct #PurposeDriven #Founder #BrandPurpose #CarbonLiteracy #CarbonFootprint #NetZero #SupplyChain

Thanks to all the schools and organisations up and down the country who took part in The Big Plastic Count – the biggest investigation into household plastic! So what's next? 🤓 While we crunch the data (results will be released in mid-April), if you want to help fight plastic waste even more, why not host an Unwrapped event to share and discuss the investigation's findings? 🥳 It can include talks and discussions or fun activities for students or the local community. You can also invite your local MP along for a Q&A discussion about the plastic problem, and to hear how they plan to support the Global Plastics Treaty. We've even created a handy Unwrapped guide that tells you everything you need to know about hosting an Unwrapped event. It also provides resources to help you plan and promote your event, with options for both schools and local community organisers. 👉 Visit The Big Plastic Count website for more information, link in bio. Hosting an Unwrapped event? Give us a 👍 in the comments Greenpeace UK #TheBigPlasticCount #Unwrapped #SayNoToSingleUsePlastics #ReuseReduceRecycle #ReuseReduceRecycle♻️#WeChooseReuse #RefillNotLandfill #WasteReduction #ReduceWasteNow #Greenwashing #BreakFreeFromPlastic #ConsciousConsumer #EthicalConsumerism #NoPlanetB #CircularEconomy #SingleUsePlastics #LessPlasticPlease #LessPlasticIsFantastic #PlasticFreeSeas #PlasticFreeWorld #plasticfreeparent #CommunityOrganiser #Community #PlasticFreeSchools #EcoSchools #CarbonLiteracy

🌍 Want to make an impact on this year’s Earth Day? 🌱 Book an Everyday Plastic talk for your workplace for Earth Day this April to inspire and empower your team to tackle the plastic and climate crises.  By coming together to tackle the plastic crisis your organisation can: ⚡ Empower and motivate your team 🎯 Hit your sustainability goals 👋 Say hello to a less-plastic future. Find out more at https://lnkd.in/eira32JV

Time to submit your data! Over 60,000 households have submitted their data from last week's The Big Plastic Count! Have you submitted yours yet? You have until 31 March to do so, but why not do it now? It'll only take you 2 mins, the same amount of time it would take you to make a cup of tea ☕️, clean your teeth 🪥, or hang out your washing 🧺. Submit your results today and get your plastic footprint 👣! And if you missed out, don’t worry. You can still take part by registering for a digital pack before 25 March and submitting your results by 31 March. Drop us a 👍 in the comments if you've already submitted your results and received your personalised plastic footprint. @GreenpeaceUK #BigPlasticCount #Schools #Education #Teacher #Community #CommunityChange #SustainableBusiness #BusinessForGood #betterbusiness #ethicalmarketing #Businessinthecommunity #CitizenScience #lessplasticwaste #reducewaste #breakfreefromplastic #lessplastic #systemchange #noplanetb #actnow #refillnotlandfill #ecofriendlyhome #supermarketshopping #plasticfreeseas #pointlessplastic #singleuseplastic #singleusesucks #reusablenotdisposable #reducecarbonfootprint

💚 From Belfast to Winchester and Cornwall to Edinburgh, over 103,518 households, schools, community groups, and businesses across the UK are counting to help tackle the plastic crisis in this massive citizen science project. An incredible response! We're over halfway through the count. A brilliant effort, so let’s keep counting! Tell us how you're getting on - let us know in the comments! #ThankYou #CitizenScience #LessPlasticPlease #LessPlasticIsFantastic #LessWasteLiving #PlasticFreedom #PlasticFreeHome #LowImpactLiving #EcoFriendlyLifestyle #LowWasteJourney #LessPlasticWaste #EthicalConsumerism #ReducePlastic #PlasticWaste #EcoFriendlyHome #LifeWithoutPlastic #ReduceWaste #ConsciousConsumer #NewsWorthy #SupermarketShopping #PlasticPollutionKills #PlasticPatrol #NoPlanetB🌎 #SystemChange #GreenFuture #ForABetterWorld #EndPlasticPollution #ThereIsNoPlanetB #ActNow

With just a few days to join The Big Plastic Count, you still have time to register and receive a digital pack to help you count all your plastic waste next week. 👇 Head to the link in the comments to join over 92,219 other organisations, schools, community groups and households across the UK. @GreenpeaceUK #TheBigPlasticCount #SayNoToSingleUsePlastics #ReuseReduceRecycle #ReuseReduceRecycle♻️#WeChooseReuse #RefillNotLandfill #WasteReduction #ReduceWasteNow #Greenwashing #BreakFreeFromPlastic #ConsciousConsumer #EthicalConsumerism #NoPlanetB #CircularEconomy #SingleUsePlastics #LessPlasticPlease #LessPlasticIsFantastic #PlasticFreeSeas #PlasticFreeWorld #plasticfreeparent

📢 Calling all educators and students in our network! Our fabulous partners Students Organising for Sustainability (SOS-UK) are running The SDG Teach In, a campaign to put the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and therefore sustainability, at the heart of all stages of education and across all disciplines. This annual campaign calls upon educators to include the SDGS within their teaching, learning and assessment during the campaign (and beyond!). The 2023 campaign is now live and runs until the end of March. A whole host of resources are available to help Universities, colleges, and students’ unions across the UK align their teaching and learning with the SDGs. You can pledge to take part now via the SDG Teach In Pledge Form via this link 👉 https://lnkd.in/d4Qrw2hJ #Sustainability #Education #UnitedNations #Environment #ClimateSolutions #ClimateChange #Learning #LearningandDevelopment #Training #DEI #NoPlanetB #COP26 #StudentUnion #University #StudentDevelopment