Marine Plastic Pollution Events Checklist for Waterside Events

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1	Marine Plastic Pollution Events Checklist for Waterside Events
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3	1	Water refills readily available and advertised for reusable bottles
4	2	Bottled water is not sold at the event
5	3	Loose balloons filled with helium are not used and any balloons are tied down
6	4	Plastic promotional materials are generally not used unless something high value unlikely to be discarded
7	5	No plastic cutlery is used - replaced with wooden / compostable /edible https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2016/apr/13/edible-cutlery-company-eat-plastic-pollution-oceans where necessary
8	6	No styrofoam (polystyrene) contaners or cups used
9	7	No plastic straws are used and paper straws only on request or left out for people to take
10	8	Drinks are sold in cans or glass bottles - not plastic ones
11	9	No single use plastic cups are used and these are replaced where appropriate with polycarbonate or steel reusable with deposits charged
12	10	Food containers are compostable or as a minimum recyclable
13	11	Hot drinks are discounted when you bring a reusable cup
14	12	Flyers and handouts are minimised by use of reusable banners
15	13	Bins around the event always have capacity and are emptied before being completely full to avoid overflowing
16	14	Wheelie bins are tied / strapped down to ensure contents stay inside e.g.with binstrap
17	15	After the event rubbish is removed promptly to avoid spillage
18	16	After areas near the event are checked and cleared of litter during and after the event
19	17	The event includes activities to increase awareness of marine plastic pollution and the need to reduce single use plastic ( e.g. on water litter picking
20	18	Reusable coffee cups and water bottles on sale
21	19	No plastic bags are given out without a charge and where possible reusable bags are sold or ideally paper bags are used or natural fabric bags sold.
22	20	Plastic cable ties are not used to fix up event posters (Can be replaced with Gardening Ties and Steel Cables)
23	21	The event includes activities to raise awareness of marine plastic pollution
24	22	Receptacles provided for cigarette butts and chewing gum e.g. Zilch our micro-bins
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