Poster: The five Rs, in the right order
Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rot on one A3 poster, with the one number that explains why recycling comes fourth. Scalable vector graphics (SVG) editable.
Families
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Kids Against Plastic (KAP): Planet Friendly Missions, Action Academy and KAP Club
Youth-led UK charity with primary missions, weekly club packs, an online Action Academy for 11–18s and a litter-logging app.
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Kids vs Plastic hub
National Geographic Kids’ articles, videos, quizzes, crafts and downloadable toolkits for roughly 8 to 13 year olds.
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LEGO Build the Change: circular economy courses for ages 7–12
Hands-on design courses in which children build and pitch solutions to waste and plastic problems, with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation.
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Bamboo (solid and uncoated pulp)
Fast-growing grass used solid for cutlery, straws and toothbrush handles or as pulp for cushioning; avoid rigid bamboo-melamine composites, which are plastic.
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Palm leaf (areca) plates and bowls
Naturally fallen areca palm sheaths washed and heat-pressed into disposable plates; home compostable, but evidence is vendor-only and shipping dominates the footprint.
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Silicone
A synthetic silicon-oxygen polymer, not strictly plastic but not plastic-free; a durability swap for zip bags, lids and straws, never a biodegradable one.
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Wool, cotton and linen textiles
Natural fibres that shed during washing like synthetics but biodegrade in months to years instead of persisting; the alternative to polyester, nylon and acrylic.
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Refillable bottle instead of bottled water
A single reusable bottle used daily replaces hundreds of PET bottles a year, and its impact becomes negligible over a year of use whatever…