The Plastic Free Gathering UK

A one day summit of talks aimed at bringing together everyone concerned about plastic pollution and
single-use plastics, to drive forward ambitious action on plastic. It will showcase ground breaking ideas and solutions with a programme full of discussions and case studies from those leading the change.

Topics of discussion

• The kids inspiring the next generation in the campaign against single-use plastic and plastic pollution - with Kids Against Plastic

• Reducing single-use plastics in education - with Nature Makers, Plastic Clever Schools / Climate Clever Schools and Bournemouth University

• Reducing single-use plastics in businesses - with SNOAP, POSY London and Green Tomato Midlands Ltd

• The vending machines fighting plastic pollution - with West Suffolk County Council

• Reducing single-use plastics in communities - with Eco Communities (Cheshire), Plastic Free Weston-super-Mare and Surfers Against Sewage

• The first Plastic Free mountain in the world? - with Eryri National Park Authority (Snowdonia)

• From Science to Solutions: Tackling Plastic Through Research and Business - with AquaGuard Environmental Advisors 

• Plastic Free Ramadan - with Projects Against Plastic

• Bringing Reusables to the Party: The story of community action on waste - with Party Kit Network

• Getting a fair deal for informal waste pickers - with unwaste.io

• Community change - with Final Straw Foundation

• Re-use in production from App to Tap: How behaviour change and tech is making re-use as easy as single use - with re-universe

• The Refill and Reuse Revolution - with Zero Waste Scotland, GoUnpackaged and City to Sea

• Reflections from The Global Plastics Treaty and the next steps forward on reducing single-use plastics and plastic pollution - with Revolution Plastics Institute and Everyday Plastic