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Ideas and solutions

Want some tips to find out how you can reduce plastic waste? The good news is, anyone can get involved. You can start out small, or really challenge yourself! Get inspired using the menu options below.

Elderly couple walking dog
sign with plastic free july turtle icon

Event signage

Help people go plastic free with effective communication.

water refill station

Reusables at events

Offer reusable items at your next event.

Coffee mugs stacked

Keeping it clean

Reduce waste at your next event with a washing up station.

Salad wrap

Event vendors

Make sure vendors don’t use plastic at your event.

Thanks for getting involved. Individuals can participate in Plastic Free July without a licence. Organisations using Plastic Free July materials, branding or campaign assets must hold an appropriate licence. Some licence tiers attract a registration fee. To determine the appropriate licence tier, please use the Licence Selection Tool.

Since participating in Plastic Free July I am constantly thinking of ways to reduce my plastic packaging. I have used my own reusable shopping bags for years, but now I take my own containers to buy meat and cheese and I try to purchase in bulk.

Wilma, Australia

What others do

Plastic Free Picnic: Jakarta’s Community Celebrates Reuse

Tweed Shire Council Reusable Party Kit (Photo Credit: Tweed Shire Council)

Reusable Party Kits: Celebrating Sustainably

Parents and teachers fight waste at yearly festival

Glass of lemonade, bunch of straws and a plastic juice bottle

To find plastic free ideas, take the Plastic Free July challenge

Reusable carry bag, keep cups and bamboo cutlery
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