Our planet is at its breaking point because of our plastic consumption, the people in the UK are more willing than ever to change and get involved. However a lot of food packaging is still completely non-recyclable, the public want to recycle so lets help change this. This petition could help! https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/232684
Is this yours?
I came across a really interesting campaign the other day called 'is this yours?', it was created by Greenpeace and think it really puts people on the spot. The 'Is this yours?' leave a lasting impression and make you think that some of the rubbish out there in the ocean really is yours. Help save [...]
Plastic Pledge!
Plastic pollution is one of the worst problems our planet is facing right now! Greenpeace are calling on big companies to cut down on plastic, and for governments to take action to help tackle the problem. Take Greenpeace's pledge and help protect our oceans and seas. https://secure.greenpeace.org.uk/page/s/plastics-pledge-v3
Farmers Market
Here's another great PSA from Surfrider Foundation. This campaign was delivered directly to people at a farmers market, it was placed alongside the seafood they were buying, making people think about where the seafood came from and it also helped put beach pollution into perspective. Each was labelled with where each beach clean took place, [...]
Sharks!
WWF have created many great campaigns over the years, however I found this campaign really stuck with me. It wants the audience to be aware of the dangers of wildlife, but highlights that a world with no wildlife is more disconcerting. It helps the audience realise that the ecosystems are very fragile and just because [...]
Living Plastic Free
Here are some quick and simple steps you can take to start cutting down on your plastic use! 1. Use a reusable cup for your caffeine fix! 2. Bring your own bottle, plastic bottles are one of the items most commonly found on beach cleans. 3. Refuse plastic cutlery, either reusing or use an alternative. [...]
Getting Involved
If you're looking to make some changes to your life, get informed or get involved, here are some helpful links. https://beachclean.net/ - 2 Minute Beach Clean is a great organization, they encourage people to take 2 minutes of there day to remove a piece of litter from the environment. https://www.mcsuk.org/ - Marine Conservation Society is the [...]
Interview!!
Recently I had the chance to talk to Jack O'Donovan, a campaigns officer who works for the Marine Conservation Society, he gave me a great insight into the world of marine awareness campaigning and advice on my on-going project. Here are some of the answers he had to my questions How do you use social [...]
Surfrider
This post will be similar to my last, I'm going to show you some interesting campaigns I have found on my travels, hope you find them as interesting as me! These two campaigns were created by an organization called Surfrider, they are a American based company who aim to protect our oceans, seas, and beaches [...]
Plastic Tide
In recent years there have been huge advancements in the awareness of plastic pollution, after Blue Planet II even more people saw the effects they were having on the world's oceans and that something needed to change. Many organisations have turned their attention to plastic pollution. Marine Conservation Society are the UK's leading marine charity, [...]
Plastic Planet 