We’re Everyday Plastic.
An evidence-led social enterprise delivering accessible learning and campaigns that tackle the effects of the plastic problem that are felt across our society.
The Big Plastic Count is BACK!
Everyday Plastic is proud to once again team up with Greenpeace UK to run our nationwide investigation to understand just how much plastic packaging we throw away over the week of 11–17 March 2024.
In 2022, nearly a quarter of a million of us across the country came together in schools, households and communities to count a week's worth of our plastic waste.
Together, we showed that nearly 2 billion pieces of plastic are being thrown away each week in the UK, and hardly any of it is recycled.
The data didn't lie – we can’t recycle our way out of the plastics crisis. We called on the Government to set environmental targets. But so far, they’ve failed to act.
So, The Big Plastic Count is back – and this time we’ve got an even bigger target in our sights.
Governments across the world are negotiating a Global Plastics Treaty which could usher in the kinds of measures we need to end the age of plastic.
That's why we need you and thousands of others to come together, count our plastic waste and push ministers, supermarkets and big brands to lead the way at the global talks.
Will you join us?
