THIS is the month for zero waste to shine ☀️

Coming up in July is:

♻️ Plastic Free July – all month
🛍️ Global Plastic Bag Free day – 3rd July
👭 International Day of Friendship – 30th July

To celebrate, check out this months tips for making your social summer that little bit more susty 👇

There’s something for everyone, no matter where you are on your sustainability journey.

Pledge Fantastic unplastic ♻️ for Plastic Free July

Plastic is everywhere. It doesn’t need to be. We can be part of the solution this July by refusing to use single use plastic.

🌱 New to it 🌱

• Use a reusable shopping bag.
  
• Use tap water instead of buying bottled.
  
• Get yourself a reusable coffee cup for those takeaway drinks.
  

🤸🏽 Doing it 🤸🏽

• Having a picnic? Ditch disposables – use reusable cutlery and straws, and bring your food in reusable containers.
  
• Find your nearest zero waste shop with this map and refill your jars and cleaning product bottles.
  
• Audit your hygiene essentials – switch to shampoo bars, soap bars, reusable razor heads, and bamboo toothbrushes!
  

🙌 Done it 🙌

• Avoid synthetic clothes where possible – or buy a GUPPYFRIEND Washing Bag to help stop the microfibres from making their way to the ocean.
  
• Be bold – ask your favourite takeaway place to put your order in your reusable containers, instead of collecting more plastic containers and bags.
  
• Get your milk delivered by a local milkman.

Learn more about reducing the use of plastic >

Pledge to Tap it 💦 to reduce single use plastic

In 2020, approximately 2.54 billion litres of bottled water were consumed in the UK. It doesn’t need to be this way.

🌱 New to it 🌱

• Buy a reusable water bottle and start using it. Our favourite bottles are from Give me a tap.
  
• Find refill spots around the UK with this app.
  

🤸🏽 Doing it 🤸🏽

• Specifically ask for ‘Tap water’ next time you are in a bar or restaurant.
  

🙌 Done it 🙌

• For those long journeys, camping trips or picnics take a collapsible water container in case there are no facilities to fill your bottles.

Learn more about relinquishing bottled water >

Cook social 👩🏽‍🤝‍👩🏼 for International friendship day

There is almost no better feeling than sharing a meal with friends, family, or colleagues. What makes it that bit sweeter? It’s good for the environment too!

🌱 New to it 🌱

• Organise a regular shared zero-waste lunch at your workplace with these shareable recipes.
  
• Start a regular shared dinner with friends with these recipes to feed a crowd – you could even theme it!
  

🤸🏽 Doing it 🤸🏽

• Pay it forward – find a cafe or restaurant where you can pay forward the cost of a coffee, lunch or dinner to help provide meals to people most in need, like Social Bite.
  
• Donate food to a food bank.
  

🙌 Done it 🙌

• Volunteer to stop UK Hunger. The Trussell Trust is a good place to start.

Learn more about cooking social >

And if none of the above tickle your taste buds, browse our list of 60+ Do Actions and find an action that suits you.

What is Do Nation?

Do Nation is a pledge programme that helps engage employees in sustainability at work, via sustainable behaviour change at work and at home. We help organisations engage their employees in sustainability strategies and goals by drawing on the power of community, connection, friendly competition and behaviour change science. Our pledge programmes run for 3 months to 3 years and are proven to reduce carbon, water and waste whilst increasing employee pride, fitness and wellbeing.

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