A campaign to make Cornwall single use plastic free. We work with Cornish businesses to support them in finding sustainable alternatives to single use plastic.
Cornwall UK
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A wonderful turn out for our Final Straw beach clean at Carlyon Bay on Sunday afternoon.
📍Carlyon Bay Beach
🚮12 bags of rubbish
😊20 volunteers
🧍🏼♂️3 Litter picking legends
@BeachGuardian
@turnthetidecornwall
@rubbishwalks
@bbctheoneshow
@bbcspotlight
New Event | Beach Clean
📍Carlyon Bay Beach
📆 Sunday 2 October
🕰 2:30 - 3:30pm
🚮 Equipment provided
We would love it if you could join us for refreshments at The @CarlyonBayHotel afterwards.
See you there!
@ActionNan @KeepBritainTidy @PlasticWaive @TurnTidePlastic
The challenge is simple. #ChoosetoRefuse just one kind of #singleuseplastic.
If you're a business in Cornwall, sign up to finalstrawcornwall.co.uk and get yourself on our plastic-free map of Cornwall.
#plasticfree
@keepbritaintidy @actionnan
It's #WorldRefillDay today apparently. So if you've been planning to stop using takeaway cups or bottles, now's the time to do it!
Also visit finalstrawcornwall.co.uk/ & if you are a business that wants to make a difference to help, sign up!!!
#plasticfree #plasticfreeoceans
"You should sit in nature for 20 minutes every day. Unless you're busy. Then you should sit for an hour."
Sukhraj Dhillon
#lovenature #nature #healyourself #selfcare #plasticfree #plasticpollution #endplasticpollution #plasticfreeoceans #finalstrawcornwall
"If we truly want to save our oceans, every coastline needs a local hero." Asha de Vos, @Oceanswell
Today is #WorldOceansDay & our challenge to you is to think of a simple message to inspire others to do something positive to protect our oceans and share it. #plasticfreeoceans
June 5th is #worldenvironmentday with the theme #onlyoneearth and helpfully, there is a great brochure to download with loads of ideas about things we can do!!!
worldenvironmentday.global/g…
Take a look and let us know your thoughts.
#plasticpollution #environment
Wishing everyone a great Jubilee bank holiday and show us your photos of plastic free jubilee celebrations!!!
Here's to fabric bunting, good old fashioned tea cups and saving the planet!!!
#plasticfreejubilee #finalstrawcornwall #plasticpollution #plasticfree @sascampaigns
We love the @plasticsoupfoun & their recent study into just how much #plastic is in #beauty products is truly shocking. Take a look & sign a petition to push the EU into bringing in some proper laws.
plasticsoupfoundation.org/en…
#microplastics #cosmetics #plasticpollution
It's #EarthDay so what can you do?
One thing is to support our eco-friendly map of businesses in #Cornwall that are reducing #single-useplastics
See more at finalstrawcornwall.co.uk
#WhatWillYouDo #EarthDayEveryDay #Environment #Sustainability #noplanetb #earthday2022
Plastic-free Easter eggs! Do you hate the fact that nowadays there is so much plastic in the packaging of Easter eggs.
Here's a few suggestions from @mummyblogger
slummysinglemummy.com/2022/0…
@cocochocolatier @thechocolarder @lovecocoa @guylian @tonyschocolonely_uk_ire
We had some great coverage for our big Cornish beach clean recently. Thanks so much to @StAustellVoice @BBCCornwall and @MyCornwall
@actionnan @plasticfreefalmouth @cleancornwall @james.mustoe @turnthetidecornwall @beachguardian @plasticfreefal1
Are you over #singeuseplastic? Do you want to showcase the changes you are making to #breakfreefromplastic? Cornish business owners are invited to pledge & upload your business details onto our map, where our loyal supporters can find you - go to finalstrawcornwall.co.uk/bus…
ALT stop written in plastic cutlery
We've re-launched our website with a new focus: now #plasticstraws are banned, we're targeting all other #singleuseplastic! Our new site showcases the most sustainable local businesses. Thanks to the amazing support of funders @brewersfayre & @carling vimeo.com/650258192
Final Straw Cornwall retweeted
We are finishing the year with this inspiring and hopeful video celebrating the work of @finalstrawcorn 🤩
With backing from @carling and @brewersfayre, the campaign encourages Cornish businesses to stop using #singleuseplastic 🌊
vimeo.com/650258192
Amazing day doing beach cleans around #Cornwall as @finalstrawcorn relaunches and the @KeepBritainTidy #GBSpringClean starts. Thx @PlasticWaive @plasticfreefal1 @1bagbeachclean @BBCCornwall @BudeCleanerSeas @CleanCornwall
Amazing day doing beach cleans & litter picks all around Cornwall with the @KeepBritainTidy #litter heroes @plasticfreefal1 @1bagbeachclean @ActionNan @PlasticWaive @BBCCornwall
On to #Falmouth with @plasticfreefal1 for their well supported#litterpick at Trescobean Park @beachguardian @onebagbeachclean @action_nan @bbcspotlight @radiocornwall launching @keepbritaintidy #gbspringclean in #cornwall with the Cornish #litterheroes
Next stop on the big Cornwall @KeepBritainTidy #litterheroes litter picks around #Cornwall @actionnan with Cllr James Mustoe at #CarlyonBay @BBCCornwall
And we’re off! Pat Smith aka @action_nan launching the @thefinalstrawcornwall beach clean, the first of many today as Cornwall’s @keepbritaintidy #litterheroes mark the #gbspringclean @PlasticWaive @turnthetidecornwall @onebagbeachclean @radiocornwall @piratefm @cornwalllive