Although our allotment field is a stunning place to be, it also has a hidden flaw — plastic litter. Unintentionally allotment gardeners are contributing to plastic pollution by reusing plastic items in the garden. Milk bottle cloches, cheap plastic netting, plastic bags, plastic plant markets, pots, trays, the list goes on.

Plastic never breaks down, it only breaks up into smaller and smaller pieces. These pieces either end up in the soil or get into our water and ocean systems.

This is a look at some of the rubbish we have issues with in our allotment and ways we’re looking at to find a solution.

Watch the trailer for A Plastic Ocean: https://www.plasticoceans.org/watch-trailer/

In this video:

✽ Introduction to the plastic problem in our allotment garden

✽ Walking around the edges of our field and collecting waste

✽ Looking at the four main types of plastic litter

✽ On-going discussion on some ways to reduce plastic waste in the garden: taking plastic home with you, reduction of plastic use, switching to better quality garden netting

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