a charity setup by kids, for kids

Hello! We’re Amy and Ella Meek, aged 17 and 15, and the founders of Kids Against Plastic!
Not long ago we came across the UN’s Global Goals and got inspired to do our bit for the planet, and after finding out about the negative effect single-use plastic is having on the environment, we launched the Kids Against Plastic campaign.
Our charity has three main aims that we hope to achieve through: EDUCATION (learning) and ACTION (doing)
Proud to be a UNESCO Green Citizen project.


- New protections for Scottish seas
- Greenwashing: What it is and why the UK watchdog is launching an enquiry
- Kitted out for beach cleaning in Scotland
- Great British Beach Clean 2020 results: PPE pollution on the rise on UK’s beaches
- World Jellyfish Day: Some of the jellyfish superstars you can spot on UK shores
- Our chance to tell the Scottish Government to tackle single-use plastic
- Climate, the sea and me: join us at the Youth Climate Summit
- Single-use plastic straws, stirrers and cotton bud sticks banned in England from today
- Help us #KeepItClean this summer!
- Make your own Plastic Challenge this July

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Make curricula interactive – in person or online. Introduce sustainability and climate action topics in an engaging way in any class – from geography or biology, to foreign language, civics,…
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Deepen understanding of key science principles and foster critical thinking skills through playful activities and games. See where curiosity can go! Innovation starts with linking up imagination and the world…
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Great British Beach Clean Source to Sea, is an exciting project from the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) taking place across the UK between Friday 18th and Friday 25th September 2020. This year, MCS are taking the learning inland, local and online, so you…
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Annotated images to show the resources/ materials that are used to produce single-use plastic. A great resource to support discussion about single-use plastic
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A matching activity to support research about four main greenhouse gases. Children can identify different sources of greenhouse gases and also discuss ways to reduce emissions. Images could be used…
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Data (bar graph) to show the greenhouse gases produced by the plastic life cycle and projected emissions if plastic production continues. This resource can support data interpretation, making predictions and…
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Simple explanations of the journey of single-use plastic, from the extraction of oil, to the production of plastic, to the management of plastic waste. This resource can be used to…
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