This month of course is Plastic-free July.
What is Plastic Free July
The aim is to cut your consumption of one use plastic, for one month – July. It is a great way to challenge you relationship with plastic. We have done it for a few years now.
Plastic Is Rubbish Support Group
This year I set up a Plastic Is Rubbish Facebook group where people share plastic free tips. It’s a great resource.
Plastic Free July is an international event promoting a plastic-less lifestyle. Of course every month is plastic free for me, but this month I get online more. I try to post a plastic-free tip a day. Find me on Twitter (#pfjuk), Facebook and recently, Instagram.
And to mark the occasion I have learnt how to Youtube…. These are my first ever Youtube videos….. I hope!?!
What is Plastic Free July
See more about Plastic Free July here
See It In Pictures
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Failures
Yoghurt!
I tried to make some yoghurt – it didn’t work. All I got was a teaspoon of yoghurt and whole load of runny juice. So I tried making pancake batter with flour eggs and yoghurt juice. That didn’t work either. Several flabby pancakes later I gave it up.
In the past I have tried eggs, flour and milk to wash my hair. What is pancake batter if not all three? Today I washed my hair with failed-yoghurt,failed- pancake batter. Because I’m worth it!
Day 1
Preparing for #PlasticFreeJuly UK #PfreeUK by getting loose fruit & veg at the Peapod Grocery, Marsh. Also does unwrapped bread and fish and jam in returnable jars. Yay! Read more here….
2016 U.K. Participants
It’s really important to link up with U.K. based plastivists who will be sharing throughout the month. While some solutions like solid shampoo from Lush can be accessed UK wide, many are local. If you are tweeting or writing this month get on the list….
Contact me if you want to be included. Tweet me @plasticSrubbish e- mail www.plasticisrubbish@yahoo.co.uk or leave a comment.
So far we have have
the lovely Pip- squeaking @Pip_Squeaking of arefugefordaffodils.wordpress.com in her second year now.
Vicky@busygreenmum I blog about homegrown and foraged food and drink, reducing waste and buying less to reduce our carbon footprint and maybe save a little money on the way. allotmentrecipes.wordpress.com
Helen McGonigal@SpotofEarth Blogger & freelance writer, literacy workshop consultant, author of Mummy Makes Milk, mum of three, wife. spotofearth.com
New Plastic-free U.K. Directory member Jerry Bottles. Read about them here. Tweet them @jerrybottles
Libby Darling – “I run a beaching cleaning group and local eco/education Charity here in Rottingdean, just outside of Brighton, I have recently led a plastic free challenge in May & June to my local schools etc and it’s on going!
It’s not easy but it’s worth every moment!”
Fiona Hancox – no details as yet but on board!
2015
- Author and TV presenter @nataliefee has joined the #pfjuk campaign and is spreading the word in Bristol and beyond! She is also the latest plastivist to join thePlastic Free U.K. Directory.
- Ethical Superstore
@ethicalstore are also promoting the campaign - Bristol and its Michelle author of the great blog Plastic A Lot Less and @beingpall
- Pip- squeaking
@Pip_Squeaking of arefugefordaffodils.wordpress.com is up for it - Cornwall Emma blogging as mommy emu (tweet to @mommyemu). Go girl!
- Brighton Meanwhile Zoe of Ecothrifty (tweet to @Ecothrifty ) is digging out last years list.
- Oxford @RinaM69 from @SESIOxford the great Oxford refill store will be tweeting.
- @AnnaPitt (giving up plastic for a year)
- Sea No Plastic @Oceanwarrior on here on holiday but still giving up
- Jen @choose_to_reuse
- Westy will be cheering and might write a post which will be worth reading as she tackles plastic on a regular basis over at Westy Writes
2014 see here
Plasticfree U.K. Directory
I am putting together a directory of plastic less resources. The aim is to share resources. If you are a UK based plasticless business, organisation or blogger and you want to be in the P-f U.K. directory please send a brief write up. Guidelines here.
Plastic Is Rubbish Support Group
This year I set up a Plastic Is Rubbish facebook group where people share plastic free tips. It’s a great resource.
More Resources & Info
Loads of plastic free products here… A to Z of plastic free products
And see all our past posts here
Anyplace, Anywhere
I am proof that you can do this anywhere no matter the constraints
2014 I did it while travelling in a van. Here is how I did.
2015 I did it with a backpack check out Plastic free Mongolia