Help make Steyning, Bramber and Beeding ‘Plastic Free’.

Spring was in the air and the April Farmer’s Market was buzzing for the launch of a new campaign to make Steyning, Bramber and Beeding ‘Plastic Free Communities’.

To be really effective the campaign needs to involve everyone. So Greening Steyning is asking people to take the ‘Plastic Free Challenge.’ It has created a pledge card that lists eight-plastic free challenges to follow for the next month, from refusing plastic straws to avoiding ready-made meals with lots of packaging. The idea is that you tick the actions you’re going to take, sign the pledge card, then take a photo of yourself holding it up to share on social media. It’s all about spreading the word and creating a snowball effect.

Pledge cards can be downloaded from the Greening Steyning website, where there is more information about the campaign and how to get involved – see www.1010steyning.org

Avoiding plastics entirely is almost impossible. This campaign is aimed at capturing the public mood that we need to start somewhere, and cutting down dramatically on our use of single use plastics is a good place to begin.