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World Environment Day 2018 • Tuesday 5 th June 2018 • Hosted by the United Nations Environment Programme • The UN’s theme for 2018 is: “Beat Plastic Pollution – If you can’t reuse it, refuse it” "Break Up With Plastic" #Pledge. Less. Plastic iema. net

If you can’t reuse it, refuse it “It’s pretty amazing that our society has reached a point where the effort necessary to extract oil from the ground, ship it to a refinery, turn it into plastic, shape it appropriately, truck it to a store, buy it and bring it home is considered to be less effort than what it takes to just wash the spoon when you’re done with it. ” Source Unknown #Pledge. Less. Plastic iema. net

Plastic Facts – Source: United Nations #Pledge. Less. Plastic iema. net

So how do we beat plastic pollution? We need to break up with plastic! If you cant reuse it – REFUSE IT • Plastic cutlery • Plastic cotton buds • Microbeads Examples of single-use plastics are: • • • Plastic bags Plastic bottles Coffee cups (plastic lined) & lids Straws Wrapped food packaging Other Problem Plastics • Toothbrushes • Disposable razors • Toy/plastic giveaways #Pledge. Less. Plastic iema. net

The good news! Plastic Action! In 2018…. • The Queen bans plastic cutlery in Buckingham Palace • BBC announced single-use plastic ban by 2020 • Increase in demand for glass milk bottles in the UK • PG Tips going plastic free • Scotland is banning straws and plastic stem cotton buds. #Pledge. Less. Plastic iema. net

More good news! • • • The UK launches a ban on microbeads Proposed deposit return scheme for drinks containers in the UK Retailers, coffee shops, businesses and local authorities in every major city and town across England will offer free refill stations for people to top-up their water bottles by 2021. #Pledge. Less. Plastic iema. net

The bad news! “A whole garbage truck of plastic is dumped into the ocean every day and NEVER breaks down” - Ellen Mc. Arthur Foundation “There is expected to be three times more plastic littering the ocean in 2025 than there was in 2015 if current trends continue, UK scientists have warned today – Transform #Pledge. Less. Plastic iema. net

More bad news…. “In the 1950 s the world made about 2 million tonnes of plastic a year. Now that figure is 330 million tonnes a year – and it is set to treble again by 2050. It’s not enough to return a few plastic bottles, or even to pick up an old mattress on a beach” - Guardian, 2018 #Pledge. Less. Plastic iema. net

So what can we do? • • Download a tool kit from www. iema. net/wed 18 Make a pledge using #Pledge. Less. Plastic on any social media platform (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Linked. In) Reduce and REFUSE single-use plastic! Empower and engage others with your knowledge • Support campaigns to ban production of single-use plastic. • • #Pledge. Less. Plastic iema. net

Scrap the rubbish excuses Each and everyone of us has a personal responsibility for the waste we produce and how we dispose of it. As well as Refusing, Reusing and Reducing our single-use plastic it is imperative that we ensure what plastic we do use, that can be recycled, makes it to the recycle bin and does not end up polluting our environment. The cost of cleaning up litter in the UK is phenomenal: “Nearly £ 1 billion a year for the UK tax payer” (source: Keep Britain Tidy) Common litter comes from: • • Household, public and business bin spill over – check yours and don’t overfill People in cars – take your rubbish home! Report litter bugs who can be fined £ 150+ #Pledge. Less. Plastic iema. net

The waste hierarchy REFUSE Single use plastics REUSE Choose reusable items REDUCE Plastic pollution #Pledge. Less. Plastic iema. net

Tips for living with less plastic – www. lessplastic. co. uk #Pledge. Less. Plastic iema. net

Make a positive difference “You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make” - Dame Jane Goodall DBE #Pledge. Less. Plastic iema. net

Join us today! In partnership with the Society for the Environment #Pledge. Less. Plastic iema. net