Contact your local MP to demand they protect our rivers and oceans from plastic pollution.

Vote for Government who have real and actionable policies on reducing plastic pollution and protecting the environment.

Create and/or sign petitions that demand government action on stopping plastic pollution.

Create and/or sign petitions that tell the world’s biggest plastic polluters to invest in reusables.

Take reuseables - coffee cups, fabric bags for fruit and veg etc. You probably already have containers at home you can repurpose.

Choose loose fruit and veg.

Choose loose leaf tea - majority of teabags contain a thin layer of polypropylene plastic.

Try soap nuts for your laundry - no empty plastic bottles at the end.

Reuse and freecyle by joining your local Freegle.

Support businesses that reuse.

Swaps like clingfilm for reusable food-wraps - heaps of videos how to make yourself & with material you already have!

Recycle - clean, sort and recycle if you can’t reuse.

Refuse- buy less stuff!

If you have a problem with a brand, write to them and explain your issue, or stop buying!

Join a local beach or waterway cleanup, or organise your own! Some great resources: Surfers Against Sewage, Keep Britain Tidy, Friends of the Earth

Whenever you’re out take time for a #2minutebeachclean

Social media is a great way to talk to others, join campaigns like #PlasticFreeJuly, #PlasticFreePeriods, #BeattheMicrobead, #StopTheMicrofiber.

Join your local environmental group at school, college or uni - or start your own!

Talk to friends and family - start conversations, raise awareness and spread the issue to a wider audience.

Swap ideas and tips, discuss articles and films.

Watch documentaries like Plastic Pioneers/Plastic Warriors

Join campaigns or start your own, that increase awareness of this important global issue.

Stay informed on issues related to plastic pollution and help others aware of the problem.

Talk to local businesses - large and small, schools, libraries etc, encourage them to go plastic free.

Talk to your colleagues at work, look at how your work place can go plastic free.

Choose eco friendly non-synthetic (aka not plastic!) clothes.

Washing clothes - wash at cooler temperatures (below 30°), don’t use a tumble dryer, use liquid washing detergent as it’s less abrasive on fabrics.

Opt out of beauty products with micro-beads, commonly listed as “polythelene” and “polypropylene”. Found in some face scrubs, toothpastes, beauty lotions, bodywash, suncream etc.

Download the ‘Beat the microbead’ app

Switch to eco-friendly alternatives; plastic-free tampons & pads, reusables like washable pads, pants and menstrual cups.

Follow Ella Daish’s #GoGreenOnYourFlow campaign.