Today, Tuesday 8th June 2021, is World Ocean Day. To celebrate this, we are going out beach cleaning and would love to encourage everyone to get outside today, even if only for 10 minutes, to clean up their local area a bit. This could be your local park, beach, street or a car park – it all helps and together we do make a difference!

We have also put together 20 top tips to help reduce disposable plastic in your everyday life. Check out our page here with some ideas for cutting back on single-use plastic packaging and moving towards reusables that last for years. Take a look!

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