Plastic Free Network
There is lots of great work being done around the world by organisations and individuals to support efforts to reduce plastic waste. We’ve put together a list from our network to provide further information and resources as well as connecting people to organisations in their area. Many of them are featured in our book Plastic Free: The Inspiring Story of a Global Environmental Movement and Why It Matters by Rebecca Prince-Ruiz and Joanna Atherfold Finn.
Books
- A Family Guide to Waste-Free Living – Lauren Carter and Oberon Carter
- Plastic Soup: An Atlas of Ocean Pollution – Michiel Roscam Abbing
- Plastic: A Toxic Love Story – Susan Freinkel
- Quitting Plastic – Clara Williams Roldan and Louise Williams
- Turning the Tide on Plastic – Lucy Siegle
- Waste Not – Erin Rhoads
- A Zero Waste Life: in thirty days – Anita Vandyke
- Don’t Be Trashy – Tara McKenna
- I Quit Plastics – Kate Nelson
- The Zero-Waste Chef: Plant-Forward Recipes and Tips for a Sustainable Kitchen and Planet – Anne-Marie Bonneau
- Plastic-Free: How I Kicked the Plastic Habit and How You Can Too – Beth Terry
Children’s Books
- Seb and Polly Planet on their Ocean Quest – Michelle Cassar
- Celia Seagull and the Plastic Sea – Nicole Miller
- Little Turtle Turns the Tide – Lauren Davies and Nico Williams
- Garbage Guts – Heidi Auman
- Kids for the Ocean – Anne Mäusbacher
- Plasticus Maritimus – Ana Pego and Isabel Minhós Martins (English) (Portuguese)
- Flidgywumper Saves the Seas – Karin Westdyk
Organisations
- Plastic Pollution Coalition – global alliance working toward a world free of plastic pollution and its toxic impacts
- Break Free From Plastic – global movement envisioning a future free from plastic pollution
- Plastic Free South-east Asia – stopping plastic pollution at the source
- Sustainability Tribe – UAE’s pioneering sustainability action guide for businesses & individuals
- Plastic Soup Foundation – leading advocacy group tackling plastic pollution
- Story of Stuff – award-winning animated movies and encouraging civic engagement
- Surfers Against Sewage – galvanising communities and inspiring people to protect coastlines, UK based
- Sustainable Coastlines – caring for coastlines and waterways
Reusable & single-item initiatives
- Upstream – catalogue of reusable packaging and unpackaging innovators operating worldwide
- Refill – free tap water locations across the UK
- Choose Tap – free water bottle refills around Australia
- Responsible Cafes – working with cafes to encourage reusable cups
- ReThink Disposable – minimising disposable packaging in food service
- The Last Plastic Straw – alliance working with businesses to provide straws on request
- Party Kit Network – network of party kits makes it easy to switch to reusables for your next party
Cleanup initiatives
- International Coastal Cleanup – annual worldwide cleanup day with citizen science
- Litterati – social media and smartphone app building a database from litter individuals pick up
- Take 3 for the Sea – take 3 pieces of rubbish with you when you leave the beach
- Tangaroa Blue – removal and prevention of marine debris
Blogs & Tools
