Plastic Free July

Good News Friday! 🔹 In Paris, plastic free initiatives at the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games include the installation of 700 water and soda fountains and extensive use of returnable glass bottles, and reusable cups, significantly reducing the reliance on single-use plastic. The "Marathon Pour Tous" at the Paris 2024 Olympics will be a zero-plastics race, eliminating the need for almost 400,000 plastic bottles! Paris 2024 - Comité d'organisation des Jeux Olympiques et Paralympiques de 2024 🔹 In Australia, Butter's ‘Future Packaging Project’ is delivering meals to 3 of Sydney’s pre-eminent bars - Ramblin Rascals (CBD), Hollywood Hotel and Tio’s (Surry Hills) - in reusable packaging, so you can have that juicy fried chicken and feel good that there is no excess waste being made. 🔹 In Ireland, Food+ by Compass is celebrating the anniversary of the ‘Sling the Cling’ initiative. Completely removing cling film from their entire Campus has saved 550,000 units of single-use plastic entering the waste stream. 🔹 In Germany, sportswear company PUMA Group is creating millions of football jerseys using a minimum of 75% recycled textile waste. Do you have a story to share or heard some good news? Please share with us and together let's make a difference! https://lnkd.in/gdMtQVt #PlasticFreeJuly #ChooseToRefuse

Great Plastic Free July reuse tour yesterday in Sydney to look at the Cercle cup exchange scheme being piloted in a busy inner city office building service internal and public cafes. Switching from single-use to reusables isn't easy and it was great to hear from Patrick Manley on how they are working with the cafes, Mirvac and Prisoners Aid Association of NSW to implement reuse at scale and reduce plastic waste. Every year we hear of the growing number of businesses launching reuse at scale on 1st July. Let us know about any reuse schemes happening in your area! #PlasticFreeJuly #SmallStepsBigDifference #CircularEconomy

Sasali ka ba paghamon? Want to help reduce plastic pollution in the Philippines? Our new toolbox of free posters and social media assets have been co-designed and translated into Tagalog and Bisaya. By encouraging people to make a small step, together we can make a big difference so we can have cleaner streets, oceans, and beautiful communities. Download them from our website here - https://lnkd.in/dgQHutfm #PlasticFreePhilippines #EndingPlasticWaste #LoveThePhilippines #PlasticFreeFuture #PlasticFreeJuly #plasticfreefuture #breakfreefromplastic Supported by the CSIRO ‘Establishing a marine plastic litter baseline in the Philippines’.

Great initiative by @compass@google to remove plastic clingfilm in their innovative "Sling the Cling" initiative. Since this time last year they've removed plastic cling film from their entire Campus in Ireland and saved 550,000 units of single-use plastic entering the waste stream. By storing products in sealed containers and implementing a new kitchen management system They have made a real difference. Thanks for being part of the solution chef Anthony Reilly MScACN and team. #PlasticFreeJuly #SmallStepsBigDifference

📢Hello Melbourne network! 🌏Putting Plastic Waste to Good Use: Building a Sustainable Relationship   🆓 Free public event! Students welcome.   🗓️ When: Monday 22 July 2024, 5-7pm (5.30pm start) 📍 Where: The Capitol, Melbourne   Plastic waste is a pressing global issue, and it's time for change! Join Plastic Free July founder Rebecca Prince-Ruiz OAM to discuss innovative and sustainable solutions to tackle this challenge head-on.   Hosted by Adam Spencer, we will dive deep into: 🔍 Rethinking our relationship with plastic ♻️ Better ways to recycle 🌱 Sustainable alternatives 🔬 Science and tech transforming plastic waste (think insects and enzymes)!   Don't miss this evening of inspiration, conversation, and creative activities. See you there! 🌊 #SustainableFuture #InnovationForChange #PlasticFreeJuly   This event is free, but tickets are essential, so register via the link below. Students are welcome!   RMIT University CSIRO https://lnkd.in/gvrM-6Qw

Good News Friday: we love hearing stories from around the world about how businesses and governments are taking action and joining the movement to reduce plastic waste. Each Friday we will share a collection of stories from organisations making a difference to celebrate progress being made. 🔹In India, Chandigarh municipal corporation is introducing hefty fines to ensure compliance with their single-use plastics ban (plastic straws, bags and disposable cutlery will be fined. 🔹In the UK, South Wales Specialist Oral Surgery and Dental Implant Centre are replacing single-use plastic rinse cups with stainless steel cups. 🔹In the UAE, Carrefour stores are making every Wednesday a plastic bag-free day! 🔹In India, Nestlé has introduced a limited-edition plant-based fork for Maggi cup noodles. Do you have a story to share or heard some good news? Please share with us and together let's make a difference! https://lnkd.in/gdMtQVt #PlasticFreeJuly #ChooseToRefuse

As part of our Impact Partnership with Endeavour Group we've been supporting their team to do waste audits and plastic stock takes in their retail stores. In this simple activity the staff were better able to understand their waste and identify some opportunities to make some small changes to their procedures that can add up to make a big impact. Thanks to Britt and Malissa for getting the gloves on and to Ashley Davies Jennifer Foo Dan Holland for your leadership and willingness to make change from the ground up. #PlasticFreeFoundation #PlasticFreeJuly #SmallStepsBigDifference

Ahead of the most recent negotiations on the UN plastics treaty, @UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen spoke clearly to the plastic problem. “When plastics were first mass-marketed in the 1950s, the concept of throwing away useful items after a single use was so alien that we had to be taught it. Fast forward seventy years, and we have learned the lesson well. Too well. Our throwaway culture means that plastic floods our drains, blocks our rivers, chokes our oceans and enters our bodies. This throwaway world must itself be thrown away.” Let's make a difference and throw away our throwaway culture. #ChooseToRefuse

At Carrefour stores in the UAE are taking part in Plastic Free July by introducing plastic bag free days. Thanks for being part of the solution and making a difference. #PlasticFreeJuly #SmallStepsBigDifference

♻️ Do you have an “Ugly Mug”? In the spirit of “using what you have”, staff from Australia’s government scientific research agency CSIRO are inviting people to join in their initiative to reduce single-use plastics by embracing their ugly mugs. By tagging a selfie on CSIRO's Instagram using the hashtag #MyUglyMug people can enter the draw to win a hamper of plastic-free goodies! 💝” Check out some of these mugs! Plastic Free July is all about using what you have and doing what you can. 🌏💚 Thank you for being part of the solution. https://lnkd.in/gRdmwKMu 📷 Natalie Kikken #PlasticFreeJuly #ChooseToRefuse