New lesson plans encouraging children to think about plastic pollution and lead the way on climate change are being taken to the classroom. Here at Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) we have created five lesson strategies, following requests from students and teachers to expand on the Plastic Free Schools programme. Up until now, the […]
Latest news
CAMPAIGN WIN: SCOTLAND SETS OUT AMBITIOUS PLANS FOR DEPOSIT RETURN SCHEME
Scotland is set to become the first country in the UK to introduce a deposit return scheme (DRS) for drinks cans and bottles. The new scheme includes a 20p cost on drinks, which is refunded if the customer returns their container to a collection point. The ambitious scheme is based on successful international equivalents – which […]
Have your say on Defra’s deposit return scheme consultations
As part of the Resources and Waste Strategy, The Department of Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs is currently consulting on the introduction of a Deposit Return Scheme which could significantly impact of the amount of packaging pollution we see on our beaches and in our rivers and seas. The proposal could see England and […]
Killed & injured by plastic pollution: individual animal stories
Warning: Graphic Images. This story feed will be updated throughout May 2019. Last updated: May 31st One marine mammal or sea bird dies every 30 seconds due to plastic pollution. As our powerful new film #TheCreature reminds us, behind these hard-hitting statistics are individual animals with their own stories. Stories with the power to inspire […]
The 95%: How one short film is fighting the battle for sea creatures yet to be discovered
The fight to save 100,000 marine mammals that die of plastic every year unnecessarily is being brought to the people as a new film highlights how even creatures not yet discovered are being affected by plastic pollution. The figure, quoted by UNESCO, also states that one million seabirds are dying as a result of plastic […]
Powerful new film reveals destruction to undiscovered marine life in battle against plastic pollution
A harrowing new film has revealed the destruction being caused to undiscovered marine life as campaigners call on the government leaders to support their mission to rid the seas of plastic. The short film, launched by environmental charity Surfers Against Sewage (SAS), tells the heart-breaking story of an unknown marine animal, which washes up on […]
BREAKING: ‘Serious concerns’ as proposed Environmental Bill could see worse protections for UK seas and countryside post-Brexit
Experts are warning that new laws following Britain’s exit from the EU could have a detrimental impact on protections for the UK’s oceans and countryside. It comes after a cross-party committee of MPs released its scrutiny report on the proposed Environmental Bill, which is set to come into force after the UK leaves the EU. […]
Take Part in Vital Research on Plastic Free Communities
We want to know what impact the Plastic Communities movement has had where you live. We’re teaming up with the College of Life and Environmental Science at the University of Exeter to carry out exciting new research, on everything from individual actions to business benefits and pollution levels. For the first time we will get […]
45,700 Volunteers Join The Biggest Ever UK Beach Clean
The week of the 6th – 14th of April saw our biggest ever Big Spring Beach Clean: Summit To Sea take place. From beach fronts to mountain tops, rivers to streets 45,771 people turned out to protect their environment and stop plastic from polluting our oceans. Volunteers removed 70,799.31kg of plastic pollution, the equivalent of […]
Surfers Against Sewage to take on ‘Dirty Dozen’ brands as part of Big Spring Beach Clean 2019
Massive corporations are being pressured to take responsibility for their plastic pollution as environmental charity Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) holds its latest annual Big Spring Beach Clean. The event, which takes place across the whole of the UK from 6th – 14th April, will see more than 30,000 of volunteers heading to 615 local beaches, […]