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Plastic Free July

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Every year millions of people around the globe take part in the Plastic Free July challenge, choosing to refuse single-use plastics and drastically reducing the amount of plastic waste ending…

Infographic – Toys and Plastic

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A colourful and engaging infographic explaining the environmental impact plastic toys can have on the environment. Credit: Stuart Loach, Envirotoy

Apr 15

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Plastic: It’s impact on wildlife

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Plastic, once discarded, is often thought of as being out of sight, out of mind. Unfortunately, this isn’t the case for the wildlife we share the planet with! Learn more…

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Apr 15

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A KAP Guide to Litter Picking

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It’s important to be careful when picking up rubbish – sometimes there are items or places it is best to avoid. So, here are some of Amy and Ella’s top…

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72, 430 pieces of plastic picked-up

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One of our on-going campaigns is to pick up 100,000 pieces of single-use plastic (mainly the BIG 4) to highlight just how much single-use plastic is in our environment; spoiling our…

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Investigating Plastic Pollution in the Remote Islands of the Azores

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On a recent trip to the Portuguese islands of The Azores, the Kids Against Plastic team saw it not so much as a holiday, but an opportunity to investigate if...

Dec 30

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Sea Turtles of Costa Rica

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This resource introduces students to the sea turtles of Costa Rica and the importance of their habitat, assesses the dangers that they face and encourages students to consider how they…

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Oct 29

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Top Tips from Plastic ‘Free’ school, Georgeham Prmary

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We’re delighted to feature some useful tips and advice for schools looking to reduce their plastic consumption from Georgeham Primary School in Devon. Download the PDF below. Well done everyone…

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Eliminating problem plastics… by 2020!

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The UK Plastics Pact are tackling the issue of problematic or unnecessary single-use plastic, changing how we make, use, reuse and recycle these items. 2020 is fast approaching… just over…

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Plastic Microfibres – from washer to river to ocean

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Amy investigates what happens if microfibres are released from our clothes when they are washed in a washing machine, and if they are, what happens to the fibres once they enter…

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Get drastic with your plastic

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Here are five easy ways you can reduce how much single-use plastic you use.

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KS2 Upper – Workshop 4 – Learning about plastic

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Teacher Resources from The Environment Agency We’re delighted to be able to share these Teacher Resources aimed at pupils in lower Key Stage 2. It is the fourth workshop in a series of four…

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