- Target:
- All venues on Waiheke
- Region:
- New Zealand
- Website:
- www.facebook.com
Straw Free Waiheke is committed to make Waiheke plastic straw free.
We're already halfway there with 31 venues pledging to ditch plastic straws. But we need your help, and your voice, to achieve the dream of ridding our island paradise of plastic straws?
Over 500,000 straws are being produced every day globally. Unfortunately, a vast majority of these straws end up in our streets and seas. In a year, it has been estimated that at least 1 million seabirds and 100,000 marine mammals and sea turtles are harmed when they entangle themselves in or ingest plastic pollution littered in our oceans.
We are asking our cherished local venues to ditch the plastic straws by:
1. Not putting straws in drinks unless asked
2. Using paper straws, or reusable bamboo or stainless steel ones
It’s such a simple change, and the impact would be huge!
We, the undersigned, are calling on our cherished Waiheke venues to ditch plastic straws by:
1. Not putting straws in drinks unless asked (you'll be surprised at how few people do ask)
2. Using paper straws, or reusable bamboo or stainless steel ones. Paper straws can be bought in bulk at aliexpress, or enquire at Gulf Foods on the island
It's a really simple change, but the impact would be huge!
Over 500,000 straws are being produced every day globally. Unfortunately, a vast majority of these straws end up in our streets and seas. In a year, it has been estimated that at least 1 million seabirds and 100,000 marine mammals and sea turtles are harmed when they entangle themselves in or ingest plastic pollution littered in our oceans.
31 businesses have joined us already & are enjoying waves of admiration on our Facebook page & Waiheke Community pages.
To take the pledge, or get more information, please visit our facebook page www.facebook.com/strawfreewaiheke
We really hope that you'll join us in ridding our island paradise of plastic straws
You can further help this campaign by sponsoring it
The Make Waiheke Plastic Straw Free petition to All venues on Waiheke was written by Charlie Maclean and is in the category Environment at GoPetition.