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Hi John,

We're all about everybody doing what they can to end plastic pollution. For some, that's plastic-free shopping at your local refill store, for others, it's buying wash detergent in cardboard, instead of plastic. Reducing plastic consumption looks different for everyone. And whilst plastic swaps are great, we think we can go bigger.

This Plastic Free July, whilst we continue to work on getting the policy changes we need, here are some big things to think about in the meantime...

1) Could your wetsuit be made of nasty plastic chemicals? 🚨 Watch out for neoprene (a synthetic material made from petroleum or limestone, both bad). 🚨When it needs replacing, consider getting one made of yulex (100% natural rubber).

♻️ Finisterre are working towards a recyclable wetsuit [[link removed]]. Brands like Finisterre and Patagonia are stocking yulex wetsuits.

To find out more, watch The Big Sea [[link removed]], a documentary about wetsuit production's toxic record.

2) Join your local plastic-free community. If there isn't one, set one up. ✊Take part in actions like a mass unwrap where we hand the plastic that nobody asked for back to the supermarket, and support local businesses where you live in reducing their single-use plastics. 👉 Find your community - Plastic Free Communities [[link removed]]

3) Lobby your local MP to support schemes like the Deposit Return Scheme [[link removed]], where you pay a small surcharge for bottles, but get it back once you return the bottle.🥤 Or Extended Producer Responsibility, where producers pay the cost of dealing with the waste they produce from when it is placed onto the market, through to the end of its life cycle.

Not sure who your MP is? Find out here [[link removed]].

Every action matters.

For the ocean,

🌊Team SAS

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