Sick of Plastic

Sligo Environmental Network Sick of Plastic

Sligo, Ireland

Background

The Sick of Plastic campaign formed when Friends of the Earth and VOICE Ireland noticed a surge in the public’s frustration with single use plastic. Despite introducing the plastic bag tax back in 2002, we’re taking more plastic packaging home (in our reusable shopping bags) than ever! Sick of Plastic is working to empower communities to take action on single use plastics. See more information here

How it works

Producers and supermarkets are largely contributing to the plastic crisis we are facing today. As consumers, we can drive change but our individual voices are louder and stronger when we come together. Sick of Plastic want to support people in connecting with others in their local area to drive change on a bigger scale. In addition to putting pressure on Supermarkets to act on plastic, Sick of Plastic has been pressuring government to place legislation for tackling plastic. The Waste Reduction Bill demands the following;

  1. Introduce a deposit return scheme for plastic bottles and aluminium cans
  2. Tax single use coffee cups and promote reuse
  3. Ireland to comply with EU ban on single use plastics

Highlights so far

  • Supporting Zero Waste activist Diane Forsyth’s Uplift petition by inviting people to ‘ditch their plastic’ at Dáil Éireann for the petition hand-over
  • Organising a nationwide ‘Shop and Drop’ day of action where 1,000’s left their unwanted plastic packaging behind in Supermarkets
  • Hosting a briefing on the Waste Reduction bill for 80+ TDs and their constituents
  • Joining "Break Free From Plastic" in Brussels to encourage Irish MEPs to support EU Plastic Legislation which resulted in an EU ban on some of the most problematic single use plastics
  • Teaming up with Uplift to deliver a strong 30,000 signature petition to TDs ahead of discussions on the Waste Reduction Bill

Background

The Sick of Plastic campaign formed when Friends of the Earth and VOICE Ireland noticed a surge in the public’s frustration with single use plastic. Despite introducing the plastic bag tax back in 2002, we’re taking more plastic packaging home (in our reusable shopping bags) than ever! Sick of Plastic is working to empower communities to take action on single use plastics. See more information here

How it works

Producers and supermarkets are largely contributing to the plastic crisis we are facing today. As consumers, we can drive change but our individual voices are louder and stronger when we come together. Sick of Plastic want to support people in connecting with others in their local area to drive change on a bigger scale. In addition to putting pressure on Supermarkets to act on plastic, Sick of Plastic has been pressuring government to place legislation for tackling plastic. The Waste Reduction Bill demands the following;

  1. Introduce a deposit return scheme for plastic bottles and aluminium cans
  2. Tax single use coffee cups and promote reuse
  3. Ireland to comply with EU ban on single use plastics

Highlights so far

  • Supporting Zero Waste activist Diane Forsyth’s Uplift petition by inviting people to ‘ditch their plastic’ at Dáil Éireann for the petition hand-over
  • Organising a nationwide ‘Shop and Drop’ day of action where 1,000’s left their unwanted plastic packaging behind in Supermarkets
  • Hosting a briefing on the Waste Reduction bill for 80+ TDs and their constituents
  • Joining "Break Free From Plastic" in Brussels to encourage Irish MEPs to support EU Plastic Legislation which resulted in an EU ban on some of the most problematic single use plastics
  • Teaming up with Uplift to deliver a strong 30,000 signature petition to TDs ahead of discussions on the Waste Reduction Bill
Nadia Benito liittyi Sligo Environmental Network Sick of Plastic tähän Sick of Plastic ryhmä yli 5 vuotta sitten
Nóirín Hennessy liittyi Sligo Environmental Network Sick of Plastic tähän Sick of Plastic ryhmä yli 5 vuotta sitten
Miranda O'Donnell
Miranda O'Donnell
yli 5 vuotta sitten

Hi, all. I did an audit on Tesco today. They have quite a few fruits and veggies without plastic. They have baskets of bread and pastries, many without packaging, but they only provide plastic bags to put them in. Would be great if they just had paper bags. The Tesco branded breads are all in plastic. They have some laundry detergents in cardboard. Every roll of toilet and kitchen paper is wrapped in plastic. I took a tupperware container and parchment paper up to the meat counter and asked for some meat to be packed into my own container. She refused. So that was a failure.

kirjaudu sisään tai rekisteröidy voidaksesi tykätä ja kommentoida.
Sinead Maguire
yli 5 vuotta sitten

Hi Miranda, I’ve had meat pack in Tupperware at Super Valu Ballisodare and also Sherlock’s butchers in Ballisodare.

Miranda O'Donnell
Miranda O'Donnell
yli 5 vuotta sitten

Hello, Team. Delighted that we have 16 members on our Sick of Plastic team. Hope that you can make it to the meeting at 4:30 on Friday - Sligo Southern Hotel. We have a lot of planning to do before the Day of Action on Saturday, 13th April.

kirjaudu sisään tai rekisteröidy voidaksesi tykätä ja kommentoida.
Michael Kirby liittyi Sligo Environmental Network Sick of Plastic tähän Sick of Plastic ryhmä yli 5 vuotta sitten
Sylvia Callan liittyi Sligo Environmental Network Sick of Plastic tähän Sick of Plastic ryhmä yli 5 vuotta sitten
Mairead Maguire liittyi Sligo Environmental Network Sick of Plastic tähän Sick of Plastic ryhmä yli 5 vuotta sitten
Kathleen Glennon liittyi Sligo Environmental Network Sick of Plastic tähän Sick of Plastic ryhmä yli 5 vuotta sitten
Karen Kennedy liittyi Sligo Environmental Network Sick of Plastic tähän Sick of Plastic ryhmä yli 5 vuotta sitten
Aoife Porter liittyi Sligo Environmental Network Sick of Plastic tähän Sick of Plastic ryhmä yli 5 vuotta sitten
Geraldine Sweeney liittyi Sligo Environmental Network Sick of Plastic tähän Sick of Plastic ryhmä yli 5 vuotta sitten
Kathleen Glennon liittyi Sligo Environmental Network Sick of Plastic tähän Sick of Plastic ryhmä yli 5 vuotta sitten
Sinead Maguire
Sinead Maguire
yli 5 vuotta sitten

We would love to have a Plastic free Sligo/ Plastic free Strandhill.
We have a small but active biodiversity group in Strandhill and through the community development association I have garnered lots of support from the local businesses to try to reduce their plastic use.

kirjaudu sisään tai rekisteröidy voidaksesi tykätä ja kommentoida.
Miranda O'Donnell
yli 5 vuotta sitten

That's great, Sinead. Hope to see you Friday at the meeting.

Sinead Maguire liittyi Sligo Environmental Network Sick of Plastic tähän Sick of Plastic ryhmä yli 5 vuotta sitten
Muireann Gallagher liittyi Sligo Environmental Network Sick of Plastic tähän Sick of Plastic ryhmä yli 5 vuotta sitten

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