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Together we can make a change.
Sign the pledge and help us to make Greater Manchester one of the greenest city regions in Europe.
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Tourism and Hospitality Pledge
Greater Manchester’s tourism and hospitality sector will aim to eradicate the use of single use plastics by 2020. Within the next 6 months, local businesses will set out a plan to achieve this and, as a first step, have begun to replace plastic straws with more sustainable alternatives. This is part of a wider scheme to make our industry more sustainable.
Business or Organisation Pledge
As a business in Greater Manchester we will help to eradicate the use of avoidable single use plastics by the end of 2020. With support, we will review our practices, and make more sustainable choices about the products we offer, and the ways we deliver our services.
Individual Pledge
As a resident, worker or visitor to Greater Manchester, I am taking on the challenge. I will help to eradicate the use of avoidable single use plastics in our city-region by the end of 2020. I will make more sustainable choices about the products I use, and the way I live my life.
Local Authority Pledge
As a local authority in Greater Manchester we will help to eradicate the use of avoidable single use plastics by the end of 2024. With support, we will review our practices, and make more sustainable choices about the products we use, and the way we deliver our services.
University/Educational Institution Pledge
As an educational establishment in Greater Manchester we pledge to work together towards a shared vision of eradicating avoidable single use plastics from catering, labs and stationery by 2022. This is part of a wider commitment to lead the way on sustainability and achieve carbon neutral campuses across Greater Manchester by 2038.
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....
