#PlasticFreeJuly 2024 - Green Party Women

This year the Green Party Women Committee accepted the #PlasticFreeJuly Challenge to refuse single-use plastics for a month and find alternatives.

Plastic Free July is an initiative by the Plastic Free Foundation and is a worldwide movement, where millions of people join in to be part of the solution to plastic pollution.

Green Party Women #PlasticFreeJuly Top Eco Tips

Throughout the month we have been be sharing resources to support the campaign. We have also been highlighting alternatives to plastics on our social media (X and Facebook).

We have been sharing our own #PlasticFree top eco tips. Some of our members and supporters have been sharing theirs with us too. Below is a selection of those we have highlighted so far.

Do you have a tip of your own that you would like to share with us? If so, email us at info@greenpartywomen.org.uk with subject title #PlasticFreeJuly, and we will share your tip too.

#PlasticFreeJuly GREEN PARTY WOMEN'S TOP ECO TIPS “Switch personal care and household cleaning products to bicarbonate of soda. Less packaging and exceptional for cleaning (sinks, bathrooms, surfaces etc.), absorbing odours AND surprisingly effective as a deodorant.” TINA ROTHERY, GREEN PARTY WOMEN CO-CHAIR

#PlasticFreeJuly GREEN PARTY WOMEN'S TOP ECO TIPS
"I found a local independent green grocer where I can buy fruit and veg loose with no plastic packaging. Just fill my hessian bag old school-style and take it home!"
MANDY VERE, GREEN PARTY WOMEN MEMBER

#PlasticFreeJuly GREEN PARTY WOMEN'S TOP ECO TIPS “I always try and buy food in bulk when I can to reduce packaging and use my own non plastic containers to fill up at shops that offer a affordable zero waste option.” AMANDA STONES, GREEN PARTY WOMEN CO-CHAIR

#PlasticFreeJuly GREEN PARTY WOMEN'S TOP ECO TIPS “We save left over bits of lemon and lime and freeze them in glass boxes in the freezer so we are never short for a G&T” SUE CORNER, GREEN PARTY WOMEN MEMBER SIOBHAN SCANLAN, GREEN PARTY WOMEN COMMITTEE MEMBER

#Plastic FreeJ uly GREEN PARTY WOMEN'S TOP ECO TIPS “I like my wooden pegs it makes it easy to get the washing off the line when the rain comes” JILL TURNER, GREEN PARTY WOMEN MEMBER

#Plastic Free July GREEN PARTY WOMEN'S TOP ECO TIPS “I stopped buying bottles of shower gel and use bar soap instead. It is such an easy way to reduce consumption of single-use plastics” SUE WILLIAMS, ECO FEMINIST

#Plastic Free July GREEN PARTY WOMEN'S TOP ECO TIPS “I take a reusable cup out with me so I don’t use one of those single use cups and just chuck it away.” LOPPY OUBRIDGE, GREEN PARTY WOMEN COMMITTEE MEMBER

#Plastic Free July GREEN PARTY WOMEN'S TOP ECO TIPS “I use waxed cloth instead of clingfilm. I chop little bespoke sizes from a roll and use string or elastic bands to secure. The pieces are also resuable -a quick rinse and dry, and you are good to go again!” JESSICA GOLDFINCH, GREEN PARTY WOMEN MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY

#Plastic Free July GREEN PARTY WOMEN TOP ECO TIPS “Use fabric shopping bags, jute bags or just old fashioned string bags” SARAH BINGHAM, ECO FEMINIST