We are supporting Plastic Free Day on 8 May 2018

4 May 2018

Inspired by David Attenborough’s Blue Planet 2 on the BBC in 2017, Plastic Free Day is taking place on his birthday and aims to raise awareness of how much single use disposable plastic we use in our everyday lives and how this is damaging the planet.

We are supporting Plastic Free Day on 8 May 2018

Humberside Fire and Rescue Service has been driving down its use of single use plastics and has recycling facilities in place to send recyclable materials, including single use plastics, to be processed into new products to lessen the use of raw materials. It will continue to look at ways in which it can be more environmentally friendly and has achieved this so far by:

Issuing reusable water bottles to staff to reduce the amount of bottled water used during training sessions and whilst out of the office
Replacing plastic drink stirrers with wooden alternatives

There are many more ways we can all be environmentally friendly and we are encouraging you to join the challenge of refusing to use single use plastics for the 24 hours on 8 May.

Here are some ideas of how to reduce your use of single use plastics:

Swapping to home milk deliveries in glass bottles
Swapping to a reusable water bottle
Using reusable shopping bags or cardboard boxes
Shopping at a greengrocer
Choosing loose fresh produce
Using brown paper bags
Using a thermal mug for coffee shop refills
Refusing to use a plastic straw
Choosing glass/cardboard packaging
Using refills
Shopping at the deli counter/butcher/fishmonger
Using beeswax paper coverings
Using reusable storage containers/lunchboxes

For more information on Plastic Free Day, please visit www.plasticfreeday.co.uk.

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