There's a family picnic hosted by Transition Southampton in Riverside Park on Thursday, July 23 which aims to promote fun while marking the Plastic Free July environmental initiative.
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Plastic Free July began in Perth’s western suburbs with 40 volunteers four years ago, and claims to have grown into a global campaign involving more than 25,000 people, schools and businesses in 83 countries.
“Plastic is designed to last forever, yet every day we use it for disposable items which last a few minutes and throw away,” notes the website, which urges us to refuse single-use plastic during the month.
The picnic will be near the miniature railway at Riverside Park on Thursday, July 23 from 5.30pm, with the idea of encouraging people to have fun thinking about plastic and alternatives.
But don't worry: the plastic police won't be on patrol looking for plastic containers or plastic-backed picnic rugs, according to the event's Facebook page. There again, perhaps there are alternatives...
Stock image: 'Plastic Bag Nightmare' under CC2 by Zainub Razvi, of open ground in Karachi