New Beginnings for Less Plastic

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Hey, it’s Amanda and James, Less Plastic founders. It’s a long time since we’ve written a personal message, and we’re here now to share what we’ve been up to, and what’s next for Less Plastic CIC. We launched Less Plastic in 2015, even before Blue Planet II, which aired in 2017 and turned out to be the moment when the …

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Announcing Less Plastic’s New Partnership with The Seahorse Trust and initial sponsorship of Eco-Friendly Moorings

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As part of our drive for ‘More Nature’ and our mission to repair the damage done we are delighted to announce that Less Plastic will be sponsoring 3 Eco-Friendly Moorings (EFMs) via our friends at The Seahorse Trust. EFMs are not a new invention but they are largely underutilised. They prevent the damage done to the seabed by boat anchors …

Announcing Less Plastic’s New Partnership with Nurdle

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We are always looking for new ways to deliver on our mission to reduce the amount of plastic on our planet and repair the damage done. And so we are really excited to announce our partnership with Nurdle. Nurdle is a like-minded CIC founded by the awesome Josh Beech.  It is one of the first organisations to focus entirely on …

9 ways you can restore nature

9 ways you can restore nature

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Following on from the first More Nature infographic – 9 reasons we need more nature – we are excited to share how YOU can get involved with the important job of restoring nature – repairing the damage we’ve collectively caused by making simple, positive changes in your life. Many of these tips are free to try, or even save money …

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Global campaign to reduce covid waste

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Less Plastic UK has teamed up with the network partners at the International Waste Platform to launch another global multi-lingual campaign – this time to encourage the general public to use #reusable face masks to help reduce the single-use face mask waste caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The campaign is so far available in these languages: Burmese, Dutch, English, Ewe …

5 Ps to be a Plastic Game Changer

Free E-Book to reduce plastic in your organisation

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It’s almost 18 months since the release of our book Plastic Game Changer on World Environment Day 2019. Since then, we’ve heard from hundreds of you about how the book has helped you reduce plastic use in your organisations, families, and communities. We now want to amplify the book’s impact even further by offering the E-Book version FREE for anyone …

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Less Plastic Founder joins Changing Streams as an Ambassador

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We are delighted to announce that Less Plastic founder, Amanda Keetley, has joined Changing Streams CIC as an ambassador. Changing Streams, in partnership with the University of Liverpool, is helping to make the world cleaner and greener, beginning by focusing on the construction industry. The organisation is working with key figures from major organisations within the construction sector to provide advisory steps …

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Real-World Plastic Game Changer: Hattiers Rum

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An example of a real-world Plastic Game Changer: sharing how other organisations have reduced plastic so you can apply the insights to your organisation too. Discover more ways to reduce plastic in your organisation in our book, Plastic Game Changer. Hattiers Rum founder, Philip Everett-Lyons, met Amanda Keetley, Less Plastic founder, whilst sailing with a group of like-minded eco-centric individuals …

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Global Campaign to Bring Your Own Reusables

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To celebrate World Oceans Day 2020, Less Plastic UK has teamed up with the network partners at the International Waste Platform to launch a global multi-lingual campaign to reduce single-use plastic waste in the hospitality and retail sectors. Together we have created a window sticker/poster in several different languages to help restaurants, fast food chains, take-away providers, cafés, shops, supermarkets, …