Community Allies
Inspire the wider community to spread the plastic-free message
Requirements to achieve this objective
- Work with schools to eliminate single-use plastics and raise awareness
- Work with community centres, village halls, places of worship, libraries and more to encourage action and spread the word
- Engage with universities and colleges in your community
- Link up with community organisations (such as the Scouts, Girl Guides, Women’s Institute, Surf Lifesaving Clubs etc.)
- For populations of over 100,000 a flagship employer for the area needs to be included (such as a university, hospital or large business with over 100 staff)
Community action is the pathway to success for plastic free communities
How?
Try removing at least three single-use plastic items from your workplace or organisation. Empower your colleagues to join the resistance and make your workplace part of your Plastic Free Community. Running education talks and presentations will inform a wide selection of the public to what they can do to support Plastic Free Communities. Recruiting and recording those who support the campaign can be used to support your application.
This objective will be met when evidence has been provided of community engagement and participation levels.
Listen to our Plastic Free Communities Podcast on Community Allies.
Why?
Ensuring as many people as possible are aware of the campaign and issue of single use plastics, offers the best chance for change, reducing the amount of plastic pollution in our environment. Increasing awareness of plastic pollution and its solutions will empower more people to make positive behavioural changes.
Tips for community action
- Link up with other environmental groups so that you’re all working together.
- Run talks for local community organisations.
- Invite schools to run the SAS Plastic Free Schools programme.