If you’ve been inspired by watching Blue Planet II and are concerned about the plastic pollution problem that is currently affecting our oceans then there are lots of ways you can get involved to help our oceans.  Why not make 2018 the year that you commit to helping tackle the marine litter crisis?  We’ve listed a few easy ways you can get involved or make small changes in your daily life to help out without noticing!

Switch the stick – we’ve written before about finding lots of cotton bud sticks while we’re beach cleaning along the Colourful Coast.  Plastic cotton buds are among the thousands of sanitary products flushed down toilets everyday instead of being put in the bin, and the plastic sticks end up on our beaches.  Please remember to bin cotton buds – they don’t belong down the toilet.  You can help even further by choosing cotton buds with cardboard sticks instead of plastic.

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2 minute beach clean – simply spend 2 minutes picking up litter when you’re next on the beach.  There’s no need for equipment and you can do it anywhere, any time, on your own or with others.  Join the #2minutebeachclean family by tagging your photos on facebook, instagram or twitter and share photos of your efforts.

Join a beach clean – we organise beach cleans alongside a fantastic group of organisations (Surfers Against Sewage, the Marine Conservation Society and Cumbria Coastline Cleanup) along the Colourful Coast and many others take place further afield along the whole Cumbrian coast.  All the equipment you need is provided, there’s often cake or biscuits and you get the chance to meet new people while feeling great about helping the environment!  We’re finalising details of the beach cleans we’ll be running in 2018 so check back for more details soon.

For more ideas about how to get involved or make changes the check out the BBC’s article.