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Congratulations to 13 lucky winners of this year’s raffle who have been contacted. £1000 cash – ticket no 117481 Open Shaping day – ticket no 37551 Longlands Stay – ticket no 36642 McConks SUP – ticket no 39734 Copper Crusher...

The Christmas countdown is on and with it a mission to tackle the mountain of single-use plastic we can all so easily create during the festive season. From plastic free gifts & decorations to events & celebration food, there is...

Party Manifestos - Environmental Pledges Want to know where the parties stand on the ocean? We’ve examined Brexit Party, Conservatives, Green Party of England and Wales, Plaid Cymru, Labour, Liberal Democrat and SNP manifestos. We looked for policies that line...

Surfers Against Sewage is calling on communities to make a stand against pointless plastic packaging, as we launch the UK’s biggest ever Mass Unwrap. Volunteers across the country can get involved by organising an event or taking part as shoppers,...

Marine conservation charity Surfers Against Sewage and the Iceland Foods Charitable Foundation hold the world’s first Plastic Free Awards. Award winners include Lewis Pugh, United Nations Patron of the Oceans; youth campaigners Ella & Caitlin McEwan, who successfully petitioned for...

Volunteers across the UK are being celebrated for their hard work after 33 tonnes of plastic pollution was cleared from beaches, rivers and inland areas in just one week. Leading marine conservation charity Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) shared the astounding...

Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) activists gathered on Brighton beach on Saturday 2nd November in a protest against water companies on the levels of sewage they continue to discharge into England’s rivers and ocean. The protest marked the release the SAS...

We’re heading straight to Plastic Hell! Halloween is upon us and it’s a living nightmare when it comes to avoiding single-use, throwaway plastic. The supermarkets are full of it, pester power is peaking and at the end of the day,...

Strode College has joined a growing network of communities across the UK who are leading the way to tackle throwaway plastic at source. The college has become the first in the UK to be awarded Plastic Free Approved status by...