The Big Plastic Count
🗓 Save the date: 9th –15th March 2026 Get ready to count again! 💥For one week in March, thousands of people from households, schools and communities across the country will take part in the UK’s biggest people-powered investigation into household plastic waste. By counting every piece of plastic packaging people throw away, together the true scale of the UK’s plastics crisis will be uncovered and there will be calls to the government to do more about it. Will you join in?
Thanks to The National Lottery Community Fund, The Big Plastic Count will keep going through to 2028 – working with communities to grow its impact by:
✨Bringing new stories and new storytellers to the forefront
🌱Exploring how plastic affects our climate and our communities
💪 Building a movement for a fair future that’s free from the impacts of the plastics crisis.
The Plastic Free Gathering
The Plastic Free Gathering, an organisation concerned about the impact of single-use plastic and plastic pollution, are organising their second annual Gathering / conference on Saturday 6th June at Watershed, Bristol (and online) to bring together everyone concerned about this issue, so as to drive forward ambitious action on plastic. The event will showcase ground breaking ideas and solutions with a programme full of discussions and case studies from those leading the change. Attendees will hear from inspiring changemakers leading the way in the reduction of single-use plastics, and collaborate with attendees. The Gathering will be an opportunity to connect the dots, forming a collective voice across the UK calling for Action on Plastic.
