Surfers Against Sewage is calling on communities to make a stand against pointless plastic packaging during a Nationwide Mass Unwrap. Volunteers across the country have been organising events to help shoppers hand avoidable plastic straight back to the supermarkets. This year’s action will also gather evidence of customers’ top plastic pet-hates, to feed back to […]
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In our backyard: 8 amazing native sea life species
We often think exciting species only exist in exotic, distant locations. But you’d be amazed at the array of species living on our coastal doorstep – from dolphins, whales and sharks to seahorses, corals and solar-powered sea slugs! These species are vital to the ecosystem – controlling populations and helping to create habitats where […]
Campaigning Swimmer to Look at Microplastics in UK National Parks
Following the discovery of microplastics at the top of Snowdon a scientific expedition has been launched to investigate plastic pollution in all the UK’s national parks. An outdoor swimmer, a scientist and an environmental organisation (us!) have teamed-up to test the water, at some of the country’s most iconic locations, for the presence of tiny […]
Ocean Activists Unite for UK’s Biggest Beach Clean Weekend
We are organising the UK’s biggest beach clean weekend, the Big Spring Beach Clean. Up to 50,000 beach clean volunteers expected to participate at beaches across the UK. The events will also include the UK’s biggest Plastic Pollution Brand Audit, identifying the brands contributing the most plastic pollution to the UK’s coastline. We are calling […]
Plastic Free Communities Call for #LessPlasticPlease
Mass Unwrap 2020 calls on communities across the UK to highlight the scale of pointless plastic packaging in supermarkets. This high impact, fun and non-confrontational action is a way for shoppers to send a clear message to supermarket bosses, while leaving staff undisrupted. Our Plastic Free Communities hold Mass Unwraps as part of their […]
10 Years Left to Save the Ocean
A Decade for Ocean Activism 2020 welcomes the start of the new decade and an opportunity for us to reflect on our 30 year legacy of high-impact environmental campaigning, and look forward to further establish ourselves as one of the most authentic and trusted voices in the marine conservation. The year marks the start […]
Battle to fight plastic pollution amid UK’s winter storms
Communities are being urged to brace the bitter winter weather as storms sweep the UK – all in a bid to tackle plastic pollution. The move comes as marine conservation charity Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) highlights how the extreme weather is having a severe impact on the amount of plastic seen strewn across our […]
Fragile Coast 2020
During 2020, Glyn Macey will be exploring and painting at 180 stunningly diverse locations on the English Coast to document and capture the enviromental and cultural changes found around our coastline. He will be starting in Cornwall, and visiting Cumbria, Wales, Essex and everywhere inbetween. Who is Glyn Macey? Born in Newlyn, Cornwall, Glyn Macey […]
Radical Activism & Radical Hope: Top Moments 2019
Radical Activism & Radical Hope Thank You 2019 has been another momentous year for Surfers Against Sewage, from the front line of radical activism at beaches, to our campaigners applying pressure for radical change in legislation in Westminster, we’ve made some good progress. So we’d like to start by thanking everyone who has taken part […]
Forget polar bears & baby seals: 12 quirky creatures yule love (or should) this Christmas
At Christmastime we’re surrounded by images of cute and cuddly creatures great and small – from fuzzy baby polar bears and doe-eyed seals, to waddling penguins. But what about those scaly or slimy animals not fortunate enough to conform to our conventional standards of adorableness? Or their behaviour makes them a little different? Our […]
