ISSUE 12 SPRING 2018
Targeting pl astic waste across the uk’s tideline NSN Magazine is impressed with Surfers Against Sewage’s (SAS) efforts to create plastic free leaders and plastic free communities so we wanted to share the news that SAS is currently looking for volunteers all over the UK as they organize a massive effort to clean the nation’s beaches. This beach clean will happen in April 2018. During this initiative, SAS aims to collect over 100,000 sacks of plastic pollution from over 1,200 beaches and waterways. In past years, 20,000 volunteers have been engaged in the Big Beach Clean. SAS particularly aims to document single-use plastics found on the tideline such as cutlery, straws and stirrers, plastic drinks bottles, coffee cups and condiment sachets. SAS calls this a “mass ‘citizen science’ evidence gathering effort”. This is especially important now, as the government is considering taxing avoidable and single-use plastics. Volunteers will be encouraged to share images of these items using the hashtag #AvoidablePlastics and #PlasticFreeCoastlines. Anyone can find their nearest Big Spring Beach Clean by going on the SAS website or register their favourite beach or waterway with SAS in order to become ‘Beach Clean Leader’ (just email beachcleans@sas.org.uk). All beach clean leaders will receive a limited edition stainless steel beaker from Klean Kanteen, a partner of the Big Spring Beach Clean. FOLL OW SA S
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