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To: Plymouth University Students Union
Students Against Single-Use
The University of Plymouth is recognized globally as a world-leading centre for research into the causes and impacts of marine litter'. Yet, despite successful 'Make A Change' petitions calling for the reduction of unnecessary plastics around campus and, the implementation of a university-wide 'Plan for Plastics', our SU is still using unnecessary single-use.
We want to see our SU follow in suit of the University's plan to 'Ditch the Disposables' and, the Britain's Ocean City Plastics Taskforce which are aiming to implement a ban of all single-use in the city by 2020.
We believe our Students' Union should invest in technologies to allow for and, promote the use of reusables. For example, dishwashers to cater for reusable cups in the SU bar and, additional water fountains around campus to promote the use of reusable water bottles. We want our SU to listen to the strong student voice and deliver the change we want - to phase out all single use plastic.
We want to see our SU follow in suit of the University's plan to 'Ditch the Disposables' and, the Britain's Ocean City Plastics Taskforce which are aiming to implement a ban of all single-use in the city by 2020.
We believe our Students' Union should invest in technologies to allow for and, promote the use of reusables. For example, dishwashers to cater for reusable cups in the SU bar and, additional water fountains around campus to promote the use of reusable water bottles. We want our SU to listen to the strong student voice and deliver the change we want - to phase out all single use plastic.
Why is this important?
By 2050 our oceans will contain more plastic than fish. We can create a change and our daily actions are a vital part of reducing this devastating plastic pollution. However, for many of us students, this is a continual battle. Due to a lack of facilities on campus we are sometimes faced with no alternatives but to use single-use plastics. We believe that businesses, charities and large organisations have a larger impact than one individual. These organisations should be taking this responsibility on board too and prioritising it.
We want our SU to listen to this strong student voice, deliver the change we want and phase out all single use plastic by 2020.
We want our SU to listen to this strong student voice, deliver the change we want and phase out all single use plastic by 2020.
