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[caption id="attachment_57120" align="aligncenter" width="660"] Plastic bottle washed up on the Hebridean island of Tiree. Credit: James Harvey/SAS[/caption] In June 2018 the Scottish Government launched its public consultation on a Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) for Scotland. The consultation will gather stakeholder...

This July Surfers Against Sewage took 420 pupils from across the South West to the coast with the help of the Bedruthan Hotel Community Fund.  SAS Ocean Camp has been designed to not only raise student’s awareness of the plastic...

Community lead Ross James gives Surfers Against Sewage the lowdown on plastic pollution in the Falkland Islands and how the world's most southerly Plastic Free Community - Plastic Free Stanley - was born. Q: Tell us about Plastic Free Stanley....

As a small charity, we depend on the generous support of individuals and businesses to help us in our mission to protect the UK's coastlines for everyone. We’re extremely grateful to have had this hard-hitting film - highlighting the plight...

We are pleased to announce the 18th year of our partnership with Boardmasters. Boardmasters is one of Europe's biggest surf and music festivals and takes place across two venues in Newquay, Cornwall every year. Music and camping activities will be held...

Canary Wharf Group has today announced plans to become a Plastic Free Community as the next step in their #BreakingThePlasticHabit campaign. This ground-breaking move makes them the world's first commercial centre to take part in SAS's Plastic Free Communities programme....

We're thrilled to be teaming up with Iceland supermarket on their new food waste- and plastic pollution-busting beer. Bread Board Pale Ale uses surplus bread from Iceland's stores and bakeries in a bid to reduce food waste. If you thought...

[caption id="attachment_56335" align="aligncenter" width="660"] HRH The Duke of Cornwall with Team SAS at the Ocean Plastic Solutions Day in St Agnes, Cornwall. Image: Ian Lean[/caption] The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall arrived in Cornwall today on their annual visit to...

Today Scott Mann MP - member of the Protect Our Waves All-Party Parliamentary Group and Member of Parliament for North Cornwall - presented a Private Members Bill to the Commons to give the Environment Agency additional powers to control and reduce discharge...