Get Involved: Pass on Plastics!
If you're tired of plastic litter spoiling our beautiful countryside then a new campaign might be right up your street.
If you're tired of plastic litter spoiling our beautiful countryside then a new campaign might be right up your street.
Launched by the Wildlife and Recycling forums of the Lancaster district, Pass on Plastics aims to provide information on the effects of plastic pollution and advice on some of the alternatives that are available.
Since plastics were first developed for the mass market in the 1950s they have been advertised as disposable items. In truth, plastics are not disposable and it is estimated that plastics could stay in our environment for anywhere between 400 and 1,000 years.
This means that since the 1950s every piece of plastic made, used and thrown away remains on our planet. Items such as plastic bags, plastic packaging and drinks bottles left in land fill or the ocean pose a danger to birds and mammals that can become trapped by them or mistake them for food. Some plastics even breakdown into small toxic particles which contaminate our water and soil and enter our food chain.
Do you hate to see plastic litter spoiling our beautiful district? Are you tired of seeing plastic bags and bottles on our streets, along our canal path and throughout our countryside? If you answered yes then join the Pass on Plastics Campaign.
Pass on Plastics are holding several community events this summer to encourage people to help reduce plastic pollution in our district:
* The Platform, Morecambe: Tuesday, June 3 2008 at 7pm
* The Gregson Centre, Lancaster: Wednesday, June 4 2008 at 7pm
* Carnforth Station: Thursday, June 5 2008 at 7pm
A range of other Pass on Plastics events will be taking place throughout the summer, including beach cleans and a tour of festivals and galas throughout the district. So help improve our local environment and Pass on Plastics.
For more information please call 01524 582061 or email sustainability@lancaster.gov.uk
Pass on Plastics is a campaign being run by the Wildlife and Recycling Forums of Lancaster district with support from Lancaster City Council and Lancaster district Sustainability Partnership.
Date Updated: 19/03/09