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Be consumer wise. This is Coles making you pay a lot of extra for that plastic packaging. Bring your own veggie bags and buy some loose chilis instead. Better for your wallet and for the environment. #northernbeachescleanupcrew #plasticfree   We would love your support so we can buy some more pickers and gumboots and hopefully one day a trailer. If you'd like to support us scan this bar code at the "Return & Earn" machines and click PayOut and your bottles and cans will contribute to our cause: community engagement, litter reduction, good deeds and friendships.
. #northernbeachescleanupcrew #returnandearn #loveManly #Manlybeach #plasticfree #beachcleanup #community #friends  Hot cross buns (do we need these in February?) individually packed in single-use plastic containers. What do you think?
#northernbeachescleanupcrew #plastic  Sea turtles are affected by plastic during every stage of their life. They crawl through plastic on the way to the ocean as hatchlings, swim through it while migrating, confuse it for jellyfish (one of their favorite foods), and then crawl back through it as adults. Hundreds of thousands of sea turtles, whales, and other marine mammals, and more than 1 million seabirds die each year from ocean pollution and ingestion or entanglement in marine debris. Most trash reaches the seas via rivers, and 80% originates from landfills and other urban sources.
#northernbeachescleanupcrew #plastic #turtle  90% of the cost of bottled water is the bottle itself and 80% of these plastic bottles never get recycled - they end up in landfill were they break down to thousands and thousands of plastic pieces over hundreds of years. Studies show that the toxins decomposing bottles of water leach into our environment cause a variety of health issues, including reproductive problems and cancer. Ditch the habit: Make sure to stock your home with plenty of reusable stainless steel water bottles that will improve the environment and your health.
#northernbeachescleanupcrew #water #plasticfree #plastic So proud to be part of the crew and meeting so many kind people. We sure have made friends for life by picking up litter. Thank you legends who came to the Australia Day clean up. #northernbeachescleanupcrew #beachcleanup #litter #trash #plastic #plasticfree #friends  If Ikea can do it and many fast food places in other countries can do it, why can't it be done in Australia? 🤔 #northernbeachescleanupcrew #plastic   A cash-for-cans and bottles scheme to combat Victoria’s recycling and waste crisis will be introduced by the state government. The reward program collects drink bottles and cans from commercial industry and consumers, who could recoup 10¢ per drink by returning containers to a drop-off point. The scheme will be made public within the month, but it won’t be operational until 2023. Victoria had been the only state or territory in Australia without a container deposit scheme or a plan to introduce one, but government insiders have confirmed an announcement is imminent. #northernbeachescleanupcrew #plasticfree  This gives us hope for large events! Thanks to partners of the Plastic Pollution Coalition, a small group of motivated individuals made a HUGE difference for the waste reduction of this massive USA event. Also, we think it brought attention to 'the issue with disposables' to many that may have not been educated on the topic before. Great job to all involved in helping make this happen and hope to see more events follow suit in the future all around the world. It can be done! #northernbeachescleanupcrew #plasticfree  Ultra run events are long - at least 25 km and they refuse to have cups on the course. The runners must take responsibility for their owm water intake. The Northern Beaches Council organised together with Manly Surf Club a 7-10 km run last weekend. It was a very hot day and many single-use cups with water were provided for the runners. Do you think it's the participants responsibility or the council's responsibility to make sure people are hydrated? Thoughts? #northernbeachescleanupcrew #saynotosingleuse #swapforgood  A normal single use coffee cup has a thin polyethylene lining to make it water resistant. They are not biodegradable. Some researchers in the Philippines have come up with a single use coffee cup made from pineapple leaves. They don't use any plastic at all and called their product "Pinyapel" meaning pineapple and paper. After you finished your coffee it can be put in the compost. A great intervention- even greater would be if people started to use their reusable cups more. #northernbeachescleanupcrew #plasticfree  Join us for a beach clean up the last Sunday of every month at 10am. #northernbeachescleanupcrew #beachcleanup  We are very honoured to be part of the local heroes gang in Peninsula Living Magazine. Everyone who has ever participated in one of our clean ups, donated your cans and bottles to us at "Return and Earn", fundraised for us (legend school kids), turned up early to help us set up, invited us to talk at your event, shared our posts, told your friends to not use a takeaway coffee cup, written an article about us, helped educate about plastic pollution - you are all part of this too - our local unsung heroes ❤🙏 #northernbeachescleanupcrew #loveManly #beachcleanup #community #friends #plastic  Convenient or wasteful? Don't people have olive oil and salt at home? Does it really need to be included in a tomato container? Tomatoes in a single use plastic container is bad enough but now this! #northernbeachescleanupcrew #plastic  When will people realise the damage these bags are for the environment? When will more people care? No corner of the world is free of plastic waste anymore, and the environment can no longer be considered healthy. Even Arctic regions are polluted by plastic as are oceans and the ocean bed. Plastic's effect on the environment is so severe, the scientists consider plastics "should now be considered as a marker for a new epoch" in the geological life of the earth. They found that single-use plastic bags and cups are the main pollutants. #northernbeachescleanupcrew #banthebag  Love the idea of repurposing a Moccona coffee jar to carry dip and veggie strips. Store the dip in the lid of the jar! Idea: Susan Bailey #northernbeachescleanupcrew #moccona  An empty bottle is thrown from a parked car, prompting the toddler to walk over, pick it up and pass it back through the window. No littering on this little fella's watch. The boy's mum Jing Lulu said her son was most likely trying to be helpful - and had probably assumed the person dropped the bottle by mistake, so was simply returning it. However, I like to think he was shaming the litter bug and that we have a new, tiny environmental activist on our hands. #northernbeachescleanupcrew #plasticfree  It's a tradition in Spain to eat twelve grapes for New Year but this packaging is shocking!😱 #northernbeachescleanupcrew #plastic  My favourite quote from one of my favourite people, Jane Goodall, goes - “You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” Have you changed to reusable bags? How has it changed your shopping habits (if it has)? #northernbeachescleanupcrew #plasticfree  Every little bit helps. It's better to give away than to throw away. Flight Centre in Forestville and Red Cross in Newport have collection points. If you know of any others please write that in the comment section. Thank you, legends! 😊 #northernbeachescleanupcrew #plasticfree  What steps are you taking to reduce your single-use plastic footprint? #norternbeachescleanupcrew #plastic #plasticfree  Bananas, individually wrapped in plastic for sale in 7/11 in Thailand. #northernbeachescleanupcrew #plastic  Every year, 8 million metric tons of plastics enter our ocean on top of the estimated 150 million metric tons that currently circulate our marine environments. #northernbeachescleanupcrew #beachcleanup  |
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