Palmy's Plastic Pollution Challenge

We're applying citizen science to find out how much plastic litter is in our urban streams. Our goal is to restore the mauri for these waterways. Join us!

[Plastic Free July @PlasticFreeJuly]

Plastic Free July® is a global movement that helps millions of people be part of the solution to plastic pollution – for cleaner streets, oceans, and beautiful communities. Will you be part of Plastic Free July by choosing to refuse single-use plastics?

https://t.co/xScJ30RLVM

[Our Seas Our Future 🌊 @OSOFNZ]

Commit to establishing 30% of New Zealand’s oceans as Marine Reserves* by 2030 - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/WuceJ6rwgW

[Environment Network Manawatū @EnviroManawatu]

Recycling changes should come with incentives, says environment advocate https://t.co/48PkMLJGYl

[Environment Network Manawatū @EnviroManawatu]

Community Planting Day
May 29, 2021 Saturday
Te Maire Lagoon

This planting day is part of a restoration programme for Te Maire Lagoon led by Te Roopu Taiao o Ngāti Whakatere. For further details and to RSVP please contact Robert Ketu on 022 061 8242.

[Greenpeace Aotearoa @GreenpeaceNZ]

PETITION: #TakeawayThrowaways for food and drink: End single-use, return to reuse: https://t.co/JNyg76DdsX via @PeoplePowerNZ

[Palmy's Plastic Pollution Challenge @PlasticPolChal]

“It's just so convenient [to buy plastic],” she said. “We really need the Government to incentivise good recycling practices.”

It's us in the @ManawatuNZ 👍

https://t.co/oPs3680CaL

[Palmy's Plastic Pollution Challenge @PlasticPolChal]

Join us and @manawatudc TOMORROW in Feilding 😀

More details here:
https://t.co/TmmKF5xGBk

[Environment Network Manawatū @EnviroManawatu]

Calling Feilding locals - join Palmy's Plastic Pollution Challenge this Saturday in Kowhai Park for a citizen science litter sampling and sorting, and a general cleanup, of two stream sites.

THIS SATURDAY AT 11:00
Feilding's Plastic Challenge - Kowhai Park

[The Story of Stuff Project @storyofstuff]

BREAKING: New research reveals that twenty companies are responsible for producing more than half of all the single-use plastic waste in the world, fueling the climate crisis and creating an environmental catastrophe. https://t.co/Ngee7bZrNZ

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Half of the world’s single-use plastic is made by 20 big companies, a new report shows. Two U.S. companies, Exxon Mobil and Dow, lead the pack. The throwaway plastic that holds our takeout food is seen as one of the world's biggest environmental hazards. https://t.co/QE1JjYOGNK

[Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse]

20 CEOs could reduce single-use plastics by half, if they cared to clean up after their plastic waste stream. But they don’t.
https://t.co/eXtpOTJhm7

[Palmy's Plastic Pollution Challenge @PlasticPolChal]

Join us this Saturday for Feilding's Plastic Challenge in Kowhai Park and keep your eyes peeled for these special Feilding Rocks 👀

More deets here: https://t.co/TmmKF5xGBk

#FeildingRocks
#lovewhereyoulive
#FeildingsPlasticChallenge

[Greenpeace Aotearoa @GreenpeaceNZ]

Join the call on @DavidParkerMP for a bottle refund scheme for Aotearoa that includes all beverage containers, especially glass: https://t.co/v1k7jBtt2m #BreakFreeFromPlastic

[Horizons Regional Council @HorizonsRC]

#WorldMigratoryFishDay is about connecting fish, rivers & people. Many migratory species are severely threatened, mostly by man-made obstacles which prevent migration. The long-fin tuna, one of the largest eels in the world, is an at-risk species and only found in New Zealand.

[Environment Network Manawatū @EnviroManawatu]

Green Drinks - guest speaker
May 13, 2021, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Thursday Cafe Royale, Square Edge

This month's meeting features Bron from Be Free Grocer, Palmerston North's plastic-free grocery.

[Fiona Gordon @Fee_Gordon]

Creating & expanding avenues that #empower our #community is a key motivator for me as a Councillor. Can’t wait to see your fabulous ideas for this NEW region wide #biodiversity contestable fund!! 👏🏽 🌳 💦 @PlasticPolChal @CentralEDA @Accelerate_25 @SManawatu @SDGaction @IPBES

[Our Seas Our Future 🌊 @OSOFNZ]

Phase out Single-Use Priority Items in New Zealand by 2023 - If you believe our Government can do better, Sign the Petition! https://t.co/1KEFOfM7rJ

[Palmy's Plastic Pollution Challenge @PlasticPolChal]

Plus to Sharon Stevens for facilitating and everyone else for contributing their thoughts.

(We'll practice looking straight at the camera before we do this again!!)

[Palmy's Plastic Pollution Challenge @PlasticPolChal]

Thanks to everyone that came along to talk all things plastic with us on Saturday afternoon!

Watch this space for a report back on where to next for Palmy's Plastic Pollution Challenge 😀

🎥 Charlie from https://t.co/8YITv4fbUm

[Palmy's Plastic Pollution Challenge @PlasticPolChal]

Special thanks to Wiremu Te Awe Awe for opening proceedings, our speakers - Jonathon Hannon (@MasseyUni), Megan Wilson (Parkland School), Niki Burtenshaw (Monrad Intermediate), Bronwyn Green (Be Free Grocer), Siobhan Karaitiana, and Liam Prince (The Rubbish Trip).

[Dannielle S Green @Dr_DSGreen]

Ha ha, this sums it up really well!