Who we are

Welcome to the Plastic Free West Hampstead website!
We are a group of local people concerned about the impact that single-use plastic has on our environment and our health and we are committed to the Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) Plastic Free Communities campaign which enables people to tackle the issue in their own communities.  

Plastic litter in West Hampstead

Our goal

We want to encourage sustainable alternatives to single-use plastic in our local businesses and community and we want to achieve the SAS accreditation so that we can declare West Hampstead Plastic Free.
More information on Surfers Against Sewage.
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Why does it matter?

Single-use plastic is often used for less than one hour before being discarded.  Much of it finds its way into The River Thames and from there to the ocean where it damages habitats, kills marine life, and takes hundreds of years to break down. There is growing evidence that plastic particles in the food chain also represent a risk for human health.

​"We may think we live a long way from the oceans but we don’t. What we actually do here ... has a direct effect on the oceans and what the oceans do then reflects back on us."
David Attenborough, 2017.
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Some simple ideas

Visit How you can help to get started and get some useful addresses for alternative products
​that will help you reduce your plastic consumption.

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