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Time to get drastic on plastic

Vast quantities of plastic spill into our oceans, ruin our countryside and threaten our wildlife.

Try as you might, it seems impossible to escape the stuff.

It’s time to get drastic on plastic. Please support our call asking for tough government legislation to make a real difference.

Examples of everyday plastic waste in our lives including disposable coffee cups and food packaging

#DrasticOnPlastic Timer Challenge

How hard is it to avoid unwanted single-use plastic?

Take the #DrasticOnPlastic Timer Challenge to find out.

How long will you last before unwanted plastic happens to you?

What's happening right now

Living without plastic
Plastic-free home

Welcome to our guide on how to reduce plastic waste in your house. From the bathroom to the garden, we'll give you loads of plastic alternatives.

Beauty and the beast: plastic-free bathroom

Plastic waste is a problem in the bathroom – from toothpaste tubes to shampoo bottles. Can you ditch plastic without sacrificing your beauty regimen?

How to go (almost) plastic-free in the kitchen

Struggling to go plastic-free in the kitchen? Green lifestyle blogger Wendy Graham offers tips on curbing plastics where we cook, store food and wash up.

Plastic-free pet supplies for dogs, cats, rabbits and more

Is there an answer to plastic poop bags? Find out below and discover ways to give your furry loved ones the best plastic-free lives you can.

Plastic takeaway packaging – how to ditch disposables

Takeaways often come in plastic food containers with disposable utensils. They're a big part of the plastic pollution in our waste system – and in our seas.

Plastic or glass milk bottles? Crate expectations

Can glass milk bottles return to replace plastic? Where have they been? Has Sir David Attenborough changed how we think, and drink? Can your local dairy deliver?

9 really good alternatives to plastic

Plastic is in crisp packets, toothbrushes, coffee cups – even tea bags. How can you avoid it? Quick tricks to reduce your plastic consumption.

The worst household plastics
How to live without them

9 everyday products contributing to plastic pollution in the oceans – and what we can do about them. Including insights from the Eunomia research group.

Wear your love for the planet

Who says you can’t look good and look after the environment?

Check out our new range of organic, sustainable, plastic-free tee-shirts and tote bags – the perfect gift for planet-loving friends and family. Or treat yourself.

Show me the range

Fantastic beasts? Try our nature quiz.

Are bats really blind? Do you get warts from toads? How bad is a daddy longlegs' bite?

There are loads of much-loved myths about UK plants and animals — but can you sort fact from fiction?

Test your knowledge now of our magical, fragile wildlife.

take me to the nature quiz

Our campaigns

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Reduce plastic in the oceans

David Attenborough's Blue Planet II revealed the shocking truth about plastic pollution in our oceans. We give you all the facts about plastic and the environment – and what you can do to help.

Reduce plastic in the oceans

David Attenborough's Blue Planet II revealed the shocking truth about plastic pollution in our oceans. We give you all the facts about plastic and the environment – and what you can do to help.

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Beat climate change

Information about climate change, its causes, impacts, solutions — and what you can do to help.

Beat climate change

Information about climate change, its causes, impacts, solutions — and what you can do to help.

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British bees need your help. Lots of our precious species are in danger of extinction. Find out how you can help to reverse bee decline in the UK.

British bees need your help. Lots of our precious species are in danger of extinction. Find out how you can help to reverse bee decline in the UK.

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Fight air pollution

Learn about air pollution and what's happening in the clean air campaign

Fight air pollution

Learn about air pollution and what's happening in the clean air campaign

$Lancashire Council rejects fracking in Preston$

Fracking is controversial and unpopular. It is not the solution to our energy needs or climate change. Join us to help keep fossil fuels in the ground.

Fracking is controversial and unpopular. It is not the solution to our energy needs or climate change. Join us to help keep fossil fuels in the ground.

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Who we are

Friends of the Earth is an international community dedicated to protecting the natural world and the wellbeing of everyone in it. We lead campaigns, provide resources and information, and drive real solutions to the environmental problems facing us all.

Connecting more than 2 million people in 75 countries, we are transforming the efforts of communities all over the world into global action for change.

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Each of us is different when it comes to how much time we can give – or the type of commitment we can make. We totally get that.

So whether you want to donate, join a local group, work in partnership with us, sign a petition or send one of our e-cards, you're helping us campaign for a fairer and healthier world.

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