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Join the Community Movement for Plastic Free Coastlines Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) & Ecover call for community beach clean volunteers nationwide to join them in the quest for plastic free coastlines. This April, 3rd – 9th, Surfers Against Sewage will...

Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) has today announced a campaign to put the problem of single-use plastic waste on the map, and raise awareness of the growing issue of marine plastic pollution. In a bold new campaign, SAS will be rebranding...

Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) welcomes Defra’s consultations on designating eight new bathing waters in Cornwall and one in Bournemouth. Designated bathing water’s benefit from weekly water quality testing and tighter environmental regulations. Surfers Against Sewage are strongly encouraging supporters to...

Surfers Against Sewage welcomes today’s announcement that the Government’s Environmental Audit Committee will be undertaking an inquiry into the staggering number of single-use plastic bottles and throwaway coffee cups that are used everyday in the UK. We hope the inquiry...

A positive motion for bottle deposits has just been put forward to the Scottish Parliament. The more support it gets, the faster it will happen, and the sooner we will see plastic free coastlines. Can you contact your Member of...

We welcome the news today that Coca-Cola is performing a considerable and unexpected U-turn, publicly supporting the introduction of a deposit return system for the UK.  This comes the same week as waste collection giants Suez also publicly back the...

Surfers Against Sewage & Ecover Call For Volunteers To Help Clean Beaches & Dramatically Increase Marine Plastic Recycling Ecover join our call for community volunteers to join the Big Spring Beach Clean this April (3rd – 9th April) to help clean up...

2016 was a year of huge change and impressive impact. It was a year where Surfers Against Sewage brought together 20,000 volunteers to protect our coastline, delivering 110,000 hours of volunteering time, with a value of over £1 million to...

SAS and The Greggs Foundation join forces with 6 Essex primary schools to take Anti-Litter Action! This autumn we asked over 1000 Essex students if they had what it takes to keep their communities litter free, challenging them to create...