Thanks to everyone who took part in the survey – it’s a is great result – 590 responses – and valuable resource to inform our actions – Bob Earll

Reducing Unwanted Plastic Pollution  – What are you doing about it?

Surveying Your Actions – A Preliminary Report

Marine Conservation Society & Coastal Futures

Emma Cunningham MCS Senior Clean Seas Advocate, emma.cunningham@mcsuk.org 01989 566017 & Laura Foster, MCS Head of Clean Seas laura.foster@mcsuk.org & Bob Earll CMS & Coastal Futures bob.earll@coastms.co.uk

This is a preliminary report on a survey of 9,000 professional and informed people working in the marine, coastal and water environments. It reports the views of 590 respondents on 10 questions concerning the understanding they have, and actions they are taking, on plastic pollution. It has been prepared to support a presentation at the Coastal Futures 2019 conference, as well inform other initiatives. Individual delegates are well informed on this issue relative to the general public and are in a prime position to be able to influence others; it is hoped that these results and this presentation will encourage conference delegates to take action.

Contents

Q1 How concerned are you about the issue of marine plastic pollution?

Q2 How long have you understood marine plastic pollution to be a problem?

Q3 How would you rate your concern about the amount of single use plastic used in the UK?

Q4 Has your concern changed over the last two years?

Q5 Do you feel you have enough information on the marine plastic pollution issue?

Q6 Have you reduced your single use plastic in the last two years?

Q7 Which of the following changes have you made in your life? (unless medical exception)

Q8 What motivates your actions?

Q9 What do you feel limits your actions?

Q10 Do you do any of the following additional actions?

Q11 Deposit Return Scheme – Containers and incentives

Q12 Regards a Deposit Return Scheme, which ONE, if any, of the following BEST describes the size of drinks containers that should be included in a Deposit Return Scheme?

Click here to see the preliminary results