Here you’ll find regular updates about the campaign and the wider work of the GMCA including our plans to make Greater Manchester one of the greenest city regions in Europe. PlasticFreeGM is one campaign within a huge range of other actions in our efforts to lower our city-regions carbon footprint, and move towards carbon neutrality. We also aim to reduce energy use, pollution, and support Greater Manchester in becoming a more sustainable place to work, live and visit.
Scientists predict there will be
250 million metric tons of plastic
in the ocean by 2030.
By 2050 there will be more plastic in the oceans
than there are fish.
It is estimated that somewhere between 5 billion - 9 billion single-use plastic straws are thrown away in the UK every year
Plastic straws are used on
average for 20 minutes, but can
take over 400 years to degrade.
