THE #BIGPLASTICCOUNT RESULTS ARE OUT NOW! Back in May, nearly a quarter of a million people from almost 100,000 homes counted their plastic packaging waste for one week. It’s safe to say that the results of The Big Plastic Count provide an unparalleled never-seen-before insight into the scale of the country’s plastic crisis. View the nationwide figures here: bit.ly/3PdQshQ The #BigPlasticCount has galvanised the British public to investigate how much we throw away and what happens to our plastic waste, empowering us to gather crucial evidence to present to decision-makers in policy and business. The government must act. See our demands here: bit.ly/3RqB9Em If the government is really serious about tackling the plastic crisis, they need to cut the amount of plastic being produced in the first place and help the UK move to reusable packaging which works for everyone. So many of us recycle, and should keep doing our bit, but the government needs to step up and do theirs too. Share with your network now!
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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
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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
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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
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🌍 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
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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
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💚 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
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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
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📢 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
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The Big Plastic Count is now open for business! Sign up your business to The Big Plastic Count this March and join the 62,030 other businesses, households, schools, and community groups coming together to count their plastic waste. To make it even easier, we’ve created free-to-download resources to get your team, clients and customers involved. Once your organisation has signed up, it’s as easy as 1, 2, 3 📣 Let your team know via our all-staff email template, or put up posters around work to remind your team to sign up. 🌍 Show your commitment to the environment by letting your customers or clients know you’ll be taking part by using our social media graphics. 👍 Keep momentum - start the challenge together, and at the end of the week, get together, compare notes and share your findings. What are you waiting for? 👀 Sign up today. Link in comments below👇 #TheBigPlasticCount #BigPlasticCount #BetterBusiness #ResponsibleBusiness #BCorps #BetterBusinessAct #PlanetBeforeProfit #Sustainability #SustainabilityGoals #SustainableDevelopment #CSR #RefillNotLandfill #NoPlanetB #SingleUsePlastics #SayNoToSingleUse #SayNoToSingleUsePlastics #LessPlastic #LessPlasticPlease #ReuseReduceRecycle #ReuseReduceRecycle♻️ #WeChooseReuse #WasteReduction #ReduceWasteNow #Greenwashing #CircularEconomy #LessPlasticIsFantastic #PlasticFreeSeas #PlasticFreeWorld #PlasticFreeCommunities Greenpeace UK
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1yWell said, the fact is clear its time for action !!!!!