plastic

responsiblE

fall in love with wildlife

SAY NO TO PLASTIC BAGS

Instead bring your own!

A cloth one is good as it is lightweight, can be washed and lasts a long time.

BOTTLE YOUR OWN WATER

Buy your own non-plastic water containers, choose your design, remember to take it with you!

REQUEST PLASTIC-FREE PACKAGING

Choose loose veg, buy from bulk food outlets, refuse polystyrene packed take-aways, use your own containers where possible.

SKIP PLASTIC STRAWS

Refuse taking one in a take-away, festival, bar or cafe. Instead do without or bring your own!

AVOID PLASTIC CUTLERY

Do not pick it up! Instead bring your own washable re-usable set when out and about.

plastic soup

People invented plastic and are millions of products from it, but they did not think ahead about it's disposal and how it is creating environmental / wildlife catastrophes.

THE FUTURE IS DOWN TO US

REDUCE

ReUsE

ReCycle

This is a great place to add a tagline.

Tell customers more about you. Add a few words and a stunning pic to grab their attention and get them to click.

This space is ideal for writing a detailed description of your business and the types of services that you provide. Talk about your team and your areas of expertise.

PICK UP LITTER

Think of a personalised motto which will motivate you for the sake of wildlife such as:

"If I don't pick this up it could end up fed to an Albatross"

"If I don't pick this up it could drown a Bumble Bee"

"If I don't pick this up it could strangle a Seal."

Carry a spare bag with you to put the litter in. Recycle what you can.

Dispose of the rest responsibly.

Remember that the small pieces can also be lethal. Pick up at least 5 pieces a day.

Join a Litter Pick! (also a good way to meet like-minded people and enjoy working together).

Teach children by example, explain why.

The short time it takes you to collect some litter could save untold suffering and is helping to keep our earth, land, sea, mountains beautiful!

DON'T BE TEMPTED TO DROP LITTER!

When people drop litter they are clearly not thinking as to what will become of it. The mentality can only be one of:

'out of sight, out of mind'
'someone else can clear up after me' or
'the earth is my rubbish bin'

And yet that litter frequently does untold harm, even each traps to wildlife, such as:

the empty can attracts insects who are attracted by the smell of whatever was in it. They slither in and drown in the dregs of the drink and more follow

an empty crisp packet fills up with rainwater. Then a bumble bee flies into it or beetles crawl into it, attracted by the smell, gets trapped and drowns

cigarette ends are toxic to wildlife especially if they end up in water.

do keep HOLD OF THE TORN OFF BITs from snack food

AND SECURE RUBBISH&

RECYCLING BINS before the wind whips

them away!

The Story So Far

7.7 billion people

Humans are just 0.01% of all life but

have destroyed 83% of wild mammals

Of all the mammals on Earth, 96% are livestock

and humans, only 4% are wild mammals

Wildlife Need Your Help

Here's the horrible reality

but stick with it for ideas

8x NON-INTENDED IMPACTS on WILDLIFE

5x HABITAT & DIVERSITY LOSS

Love Wildlife

Give back to Nature

5. LIGHT POLLUTION

ACTION

6. COLLISION

ACTION

7. ELECTROCUTION

ACTION

8. SOUND POLLUTION

ACTION

ACTION

1. NEWBUILDS

DEVELOPMENT

2. RAINFOREST DESTRUCTION

FIND OUT

3.PLUNDERING OF RESOURCES

FIND OUT

4. MASS FARMING & FISHING

PRACTICES

FIND OUT

5. WETLAND

DRAINAGE

FIND OUT

1. LITTER CRISIS

ACTION

2. NETTED, TANGLED

ACTION

3. KILLER PLASTIC

ACTION

4. ROAD KILLS

ACTION

9x INTENTIONAL WAYS PEOPLE IMPACT ON WILDLIFE

1. WILDLIFE IN CAPTIVITY

FIND OUT

2. FOR ENTERTAINMENT

FIND OUT

3. BLOOD SPORTS

FIND OUT

4. TROPHY HUNTING

FIND OUT

5. WILDLIFE CRIME

FIND OUT

6. ILLEGAL POACHING

FIND OUT

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8. ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION

FIND OUT

7. EXOTIC ANIMAL TRADE

FIND OUT

9. FUR FARMS

FIND OUT

3x INDUSTRIAL AGE IMPACTS ON WILDLIFE

1. TOXIC WASTE POLLUTION

chemicals

nuclear

sewage

emissions

FIND OUT

2. CRITICAL LEVELS

heavy metals

methane

nitrous dioxide

greenhouse gases

FIND OUT

3. POSIONS + PESTICIDES

fertilisers

insecticides

crop sprays

death traps

FIND OUT

4x DISASTERS WHICH IMPACT ON WILDLIFE

1. EXPLOSION

gases

chemicals

fracking,

chemicals

FIND OUT

2.SPILLAGE / LEAKAGE

oil spills

gas leaks

chemical escape

nuclear disasters

FIND OUT

3. FORCE OF NATURE

storm

earthquake

tsunami

hurricane

tornado

flood

scatter human made debris

FIND OUT

4. WAR

fires

mines

gunshots

chemical weapons

WHAT YOU CAN DO

Bring wildlife under your radar! Support how wildlife has a right to be free, treated kindly and left alone in a habitat which is clean, intact and not trashed.

Life is in the balance, so many species threatened with extinction. Act now!

They desperately need all the help, consideration and care they can get.

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