Plastic Free July: small steps make a big impact!
Published on 06 June 2023
We all understand that recycling is a great way of reducing waste going to landfill. However, recycling doesn’t always work perfectly, and there’s still a lot of waste that occurs through the recycling process. Avoiding unnecessary use of plastics is the best first step to reduce your plastic waste and to save energy and resources.
Plastic Free July® is recognised globally as an annual month of global change, where individuals, businesses and governments come together to take action to reduce plastic waste. By sharing ideas, positive actions and stories of change, Plastic Free July helps people and organisations “choose to refuse” single-use plastic every day.
Every small step we take to avoid single-use plastic can make a big difference towards:
- Protecting the ocean
- Reducing consumption and production and avoiding landfill waste
- Reducing human health impacts
- Connecting communities and driving systemic change
Being part of Plastic Free July will help you to find great alternatives that can become new habits forever. Join millions worldwide taking steps to end plastic pollution, by choosing a single-use plastic to avoid this July.
Don’t worry, Plastic Free July is not about being perfect or totally avoiding all plastic, it is about just doing what you can, where you are. Every person who joins the Plastic Free July challenge makes a real difference. By taking small, practical steps together, you help to reduce around 300 million kilos of plastic polluting the world each year.
What single-use plastic will you choose to refuse this July? Take the Plastic Free July challenge and download the popular 31 Days calendar(JPG, 866KB) for inspiration. It provides resources and ideas to help you (and millions around the world) reduce single-use plastic waste every day at home, work, school, and in the community.
City of Ryde will be supporting our community’s Plastic Free challenges by providing beeswax wraps making workshops throughout July. Please keep your eyes out for our events listing or subscribe to our Smarter, Cleaner, Greener eNews to receive updates.