To: Bedford Borough Council
Help Bedford Tackle Plastic Pollution
We are working to create a Plastic Free Community in Bedford. Please support us and the local businesses, schools, organisations and individuals taking action on plastic pollution, by pledging to act by example and phase out single use plastic in your organisation, support local plastic free initiatives and sit on our local steering group.
Why is this important?
We live in a plastic world. It’s an extraordinarily useful, versatile, cheap material. It’s everywhere - and it is a growth industry.
One in ten barrels of oil is used to create new plastic and production is set to soar in the next 5 years ... contributing massively to climate breakdown.
But together, we can make sure we kick our addiction to avoidable single use plastic, and change the system that produces it. That’s why we are part of the national network of Plastic Free Communities, all working on a five point plan to tackle single-use plastic where we live. We need you, our local council, to join us and support us on this journey.
It starts here and it starts with us.
