Campaigners in Stonehaven are celebrating after the town was awarded Plastic Free Community status by marine conservation charity, Surfers Against Sewage. The town has now joined a UK network of places tackling throw-away plastic at source in an effort to reduce the havoc it wreaks on the environment. Seven independent Stonehaven businesses have been accredited as Plastic Free Champions.
These are: Godsman Graphics, Lou Sells Preloved Labels, Bayview Apartments, Replenish, My Beautiful Caravan, How Bizarre How Bizarre and Carma. A further eight businesses have put their names in for the award and are working towards it. Businesses have to list three ways they have removed single-use plastic items.
Stonehaven wins Plastic Free status one change at a time In Stonehaven, these changes include choosing reusable coffee cups, reusing packaging materials, offering refillable shampoo/conditioner bottles, paper bags, plastic-free gift cards and sourcing products from suppliers with less packaging. Several groups are serving as ‘community allies’ or ambassadors for the campaign, encouraging support in the wider community. These include: The Horizon Group; Men’s Shed; Youth Club; Community Collective; Mearns FM; Paws on Plastic; Fire Station; Scouts; Parkrun; Library; Kincardineshire Development Partnership; Carronside Church; Fair Trade Stonehaven; Friends of Forest Drive Park; Fetteresso Church.
Meanwhile Mackie Academy is working towards a goal of its own to gain Plastic Free S.
