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Borrow Our Litter Picking Equipment

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Borrow our litter picking equipment

We want to provide you with the necessary equipment to host your own litter pick

We’ve shared tips on how to dispose of your beach waste, we’ve also shared tips on how to organise your own litter pick.

If you live within the Bournemouth and Poole area, and want to host your own litter pick but don’t have the necessaries, you can now borrow our litter picking equipment.

If you are outside of this radius, get in touch and we can see how we can help.

The Gear:

  • Adults and kids litter pickers
  • Adults and kids gloves
  • Adults and kids high viz jackets
  • Super cool Beach Clean Bags with straps
  • Bag hoops 
Adult Gear
Adult Gear
Kids Gear
Kids Gear
Borrow Our Litter Picking Equipment
Beach Clean Bags (with carry straps) & Hoops
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All the Gear

Steps to making your litter pick a success:

  1. Choose your location
  2. Seek landowners permission
  3. GET IN TOUCH and we’ll provide you with the equipment
  4. You get your clean on!

It's that easy

All we ask in return is that you promote Oceans to Earth at your clean and give us a mention in any of your socials.

If you would like to use our insurance, please specify this when requesting the kit. Terms apply.

WANT TO BORROW?

GET IN TOUCH HERE

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Progress For Plastic Free Poole

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Progress For Plastic Free Poole

progress for Plastic Free Poole

a big thank you

To start, we need to say a big thank you to all the businesses, community groups and individuals who have signed the Plastic Free Pledge, and as a result their respective business or organisation have been awarded a ‘Plastic Free’ title. Businesses become ‘Plastic Free Champions’ and community groups ‘Community Allies’. All of which have committed to the removal of 3 items of single-use plastic from their trade and replaced them with sustainable alternatives, as well as supporting the campaign in anyway they can.

The ‘Plastic Free Communities’ initiative is not about the unrealistic removal of any and all plastic based products or packaging but about reducing our dependancy on it bit by bit, and in the process become aware of eco-friendly alternatives that support a healthier planet for all. 

But it’s not just the environment that benefits from a reduction in single-use plastics. A decrease in single-use means less is being thrown away to become litter, meaning money is saved due to the absence of its removal. Businesses benefit as environmentally concerned customers choose to endorse and do trade with businesses who align with their personal values. This extends to tourism as well. The end goal of the Plastic Free Communities initiative is for Poole and the areas within it, to be awarded the title of Plastic Free, for example Poole would be officially recognised as a plastic free town.  In our opinion this represents a significant pull for tourists who value natural habitats and their conservation.

progress report

Upper Parkstone (Poole)
Champions: 1/6 (17%)
Tops Day Nursery
Allies: 1/20 (5%)
Rotary Club of Parkstone 

Sandbanks (Poole)
Champions: 0/2 (0%)
Allies: 0/5 (0%) 

Hamworthy (Poole)
Champions: 3/6 (50%)
Our Planet Zero Waste
Scented Stars Dorset
Rockley Water sports College
Allies: 3/20 (15%)
Friends of Hamworthy Park
Reconnect Turlin Moor
Muddy Boots Nursery 

Canford Cliffs (Poole)
Champions: 0/5 (0%)
Allies: 0/15 (0%)

Broadstone (Poole)
Champions: 1/6 (17%)
Dorset Hill Jewellery 
Allies: 0/20 (0%)

Poole (Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole)
Champions: 9/42
The Fisherman Cafe
No1 New Street
Samantha Prewett Photography
Tops Day Nurseries
EcoMazing cleaning
Quadrant Safety Ltd
The Tea Room
Rockley Water Sports
Scented Starts Dorset
Allies: 5/90
Port of Poole Marina
Poole Harbour Comissioners
Rockfish Poole Quay
Poole Diving
Reconnect Missional Community


moving forward
There’s still a way to go before being awarded that coveted title of Plastic Free. Some areas are doing better than others in terms of businesses and community groups signed up but that can all change very quickly. Take Sandbanks for example. Just 2 local businesses and 5 community groups are needed to hit its criteria, I’m sure if your reading this you know people eligible within the area – why not suggest they get in touch? Sandbanks has a great image already but imagine if it was known for being plastic free, it would surely set a tone for visitors and locals alike that this is a place where we respect the environment.
So if you live in an area of Poole, run a business or contribute to a community group and want to join the Plastic Free Poole movement then get in touch! We have free resources and toolkits to assist you every step of the way – making the transition to plastic free as easy as 1,2,3. Just use the details below to get in touch.
Email us at: hello@oceanstoearth.com
or message us via Facebook or Instagram
still need convincing?
Don’t just take my word for it, listen to some of Pooles’ Plastic Free Champions and hear first hand how signing the pledge has affected their business for good! Who knows maybe you’ll be on our next video?
Meet the plastic free champions of poole


Become a Plastic Free Champion & receive your free tool kit today by emailing us at:
hello@oceanstoearth.com
or message us via Facebook or Instagram
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Trash Free Trails April Spring Trail Clean


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There’s a force in town, coming to rid those trails of trash on foot, and on bikes! Join Trash Free Trails this April for their Spring Trail Clean!


Throughout April, riders, runners and roamers from the Highlands to the Himalaya will be working together.            


Written by Jake Sculthorp 
It brings me great pleasure to be writing about Trash Free Trails Spring Trail Clean. 
Anyone who knows me will know how much I love to be outside. Whether I’m in a boat, hiking across the countryside, or ripping down a hill on a mountain bike. Being out and about is the place for me.
There has been a huge increase in people using their local trails and parks recently, which is amazing to see. But an increase in litter has also been recorded.
This spells bad news for our little woodland friends. 
A study conducted by Keep Britain Tidy estimated that 2.9 million small mammals – like shrews, hedgehogs and voles – are dying each year after getting stuck in bottles and cans thrown onto grassland and parks.
We ALL have a responsibility to keep these little guys out of harms way.
Trash Free Trails mission
To reduce single-use pollution (aka; litter!) on our trails and wild places by 75% by 2025 and (re)connect people with nature through purposeful adventure.
What’s the plan?
The #TRASHMOB (that’s you!!), the A-TEAM and HQ will be connecting through a shared compassion for nature that’s so close to our hearts.
And (hopefully!!) removing record breaking hauls of Single Use Pollution (SUP) from our trails and wild places. But we need your help to Do It Ourselves!  

Photo : Trash Free Trails

Photo : Trash Free Trails
Whether you’re on your own, with your friends or family, or in a school group or bubble, there’s levels to everything we do. Just remember:
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  • No guilt. Every action has an impact, every piece of SUP we remove makes a difference.
  • We are positive and solution focused, and will never use shame, blame or guilt as a tactic.
  • These places have been a great resource for in what has been a difficult year for many. Let’s see what we can do for them; let’s see what we can do to help, to leave a positive trace in our trails, our wild places, and in our hearts.
How can you get involved?
It’s simple, put on your walking, running or riding shoes, grab a bag and get out there and pick up that trash… 
The guys at Trash Free Trails have even put together a handy little pack for you to get you started. 
Click on the buttons below to download your ‘Do It Ourselves Toolkit’, and the next time you’re out on the trails, remember to pick up that trash.
Your actions really do have a very big impact.


                                        Visit Trash Free Trails HERE                                        


                                        Download your DIO Toolkit HERE                                        
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6 Tips On How To Dispose Of Beach Waste


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6 Tips On How To Dispose Of Beach Waste


6 Tips On How To Dispose Of Beach Waste            






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“I’ve done a few litter picks in my time, and I know it can be difficult managing what’s been collected. So I thought I’d share some tips about disposing of beach waste”. – Rosie, Co-Founder
you ask, we answer
We love comments and feedback from our community of supporters, it lets us know what you’re interested and concerned about. Recently we’ve had a some comments asking ‘how to dispose of beach waste after a litter pick?’ – a great question. There are a couple issues surrounding disposing of collected waste, so I’ve laid out 6 tips on what to do with rubbish to guide you through the process!
6 tips
  1. For impromptu beach cleans where you’re only planning on collecting small amounts, it’s best to take the rubbish you’ve collected home. Separate out the recyclable items and dispose using your home waste bins.
  2. On larger, organised litter picks, you will need to contact the local council in advance and arrange for collection from an agreed location. They will be happy to help – as long as the location is accessible by vehicle.
  3. Cramming large amounts of rubbish into council bins is not a good idea. It will reduce capacity for other users and could result in further littering or overflowing bins.
  4. Never leave bags of rubbish next to a bin. Although it seems like a good option, it will be classified as fly tipping and could result in a hefty fine.
  5.  If you want to organise your own group litter pick, or set up regular litter picking events and need some help or equipment, get in touch.
  6. You can also collect data from your beach cleans. TIDES (Trash Information and Data for Education and Solutions) is a database set up by Ocean Conservancy that allows volunteers from across to globe to contribute beach cleaning data.
Coastalcleanup - T.I.D.E.S
  • Over 16 million volunteer contributions
  • 97,061 locations across the world.
  • 342,675,198 lbs of litter removed
  • 586,442 miles of beach covered
Access via website: https://www.coastalcleanupdata.org
Access via App Store: ‘Clean Swell’
Beach cleaning? Keep seeing tiny plastic pellets? You need to read our ‘Noxious Nurdle’ report HERE
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