Plastic Free Jersey are joining a global movement of businesses, community groups and everyday activists this Friday (16th June) to mark World Refill Day.
Businesses including The Liberation Group, Rhona’s at the Beach and The Watersplash have all signed up to try and encourage customers to shop with less plastic by choosing to reuse.
World Refill Day is a global day of action to prevent plastic pollution and help people live with less waste. This year Plastic Free Jersey is reimagining the future and working to accelerate the transition away from single-use plastic and towards a circular future where reuse and refill are the norm.
Millions of people around the world will be taking action to prevent plastic pollution. City to Sea, the organisation behind the campaign, is calling on the public to ‘choose to reuse’ by making small changes to their everyday routines and switching from single-use to refill and reuse.
World Refill Day is designed to get people talking about the problem, and crucially to highlight the solutions and help people take action to reduce waste. Our small local changes might not seem like much on their own, but added together, we can make a huge difference, showing big brands, businesses and governments that we want and need to see urgent action to tackle the plastic crisis.
The world needs to urgently need to shift from our disposable, single-use culture to a more sustainable, circular future, with reuse and refill at the centre. The good news is, Jersey already has the tools we need to change the world.
Plastic Free Jersey founding member, Sheena Brockie, said: ‘We’re proud to be powering the #RefillRevolution in our community, inspiring local people to live with less plastic and keeping the places we love free from plastic pollution.
Download the Refill app this #WorldRefillDay to refill on-the-go in Jersey. Now is the time to Reduce, Reuse, Refill and Repeat!
