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Welcome to the PlasticFreeGM news page
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.
Ban on plastic straws now in force in England
Ban on plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds now in force in England.....Read more
Plastic straws and stirrers ban delayed
The UK Government has postponed the ban on plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds for 6 months due to the coronavirus outbreak.....Read more
Grab Your Cup If You Know What’s Up
Grab your cup if you know what's up
From today, music lovers in Manchester will wake up to a new jingle on radio stations, Spotify and YouTube, created by Fun Lovin’ C....Read more
Refill Rammy
Bottle Fountain brings fresh, free tap water to Rammy as part of Refill Campaign
Refill Ramsbottom, co-ordinated by Plastic Free Rammy, has been running in Ramsbottom s....Read more
Reducing Plastic Waste Business Breakfast
What can your business do to reduce plastic waste? Business Breakfast 18 September 2019 | 08.00 - 10.30, National Graphene Institute strong>....Read more
Green Carrier
Carrier bags in Greater Manchester are going Green! Compostable carrier bags that double as food waste caddy-liners are the greenest shopping bags you can buy!....Read more
Paper Bee Straws
Paper bee straws are creating a plastic-free buzz around Greater Manchester
Their arrival is part of a growing range of initiatives that all contribute towards the Mayor....Read more
Big businesses give a boost to climate action
Aldi, the Co-op, United Utilities and Manchester Airport Group are among a number of big businesses to ramp up their climate commitments following discussions with the Gr....Read more
REASONS TO MAKE A CHANGE
250 METRIC
TONNES
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.
9 BILLION
PLASTIC STRAWS
It is estimated that somewhere between 5 billion - 9 billion single-use plastic straws are thrown away in the UK every year
400 YEARS
TO DEGRADE
Plastic straws are used on
average for 20 minutes, but can
take over 400 years to degrade.
Success Stories
Reduce, Reuse, Refill, Repeat
REFILL. REFRESHED.
City to Sea have taken their award-winning Refill campaign to the next level!Refill will always be a drinking water campaign, but plastic polluti....
Keeping reusable coffee cups on the menu
#CONTACTLESSCOFFEE
The #ContactlessCoffee campaign has been launched by City to Sea in partnership with Better Food to advise cafes and restaurants on how to safely use ....
Refill Greater Manchester
It's looking good for Greater Manchester to be one of the greatest Refillable regions in the UK!
We're growing our network of local refill schemes day by day - so whethe....
Paper Bee Sip Straws
A new straw joins the hive — The Manchester Bee Paper Sip Straw!
The sip straw is a neat 5.5” (14cm) with a small bore, and is the perfect size for cocktails, mixed ....
M20 Refills
Despite the fact that there are now a wide range of eco-friendly cleaning and personal care products on the market, the majority of them still come in single-use plastic ....
Envirolution Festival
Envirolution is a volunteer-led one day festival held annually at Platt Fields Park in Fallowfield
The festival celebrates all aspects of living sustainably. It’s free....
Gronn Eco Salon
Sustainability is clearly something that’s very close to Rachael Kennedy’s heart…
“I guess I’ve always been what you would call a conscious consumer”, says ....
SeaStraw
Working with pubs, bars, restaurants and other businesses using disposable food items
...they help the businesses to transition to sustainable alternatives and become pl....
Paper Bee Straws
Paper bee straws are creating a plastic-free buzz around Greater Manchester
Their arrival is part of a growing range of initiatives that all contribute towards the Mayor....
Grindsmith
Grindsmith began as a paperless business
...but for owner Pete, that just simply was not enough! The next step was to use plastic packaging alternatives such as large re....
Fulfilled
Fulfilled is the brain child of Abbie Sellers
Abbie is a person on a mission to inspire and educate others to reduce their plastic waste footprint through sustainable sh....
Flourish
The products on offer
...are free from single-use plastics, and the business was created in response to owner Nikki’s frustration at how difficult it can be to find pl....
