Choose Plastics Free

Choose Plastic Free is a year long Zero Waste Vashon campaign beginning in 2023, aimed to reduce single use plastic waste on Vashon. The campaign aims to engage all Islanders, including youth, in making smart choices about their consumption. Can I avoid plastic packaging? Is it a non petroleum product?  Are there alternatives? Can I reuse or repurpose what I already have? Do I need it? Choose Plastic Free wants to make Islanders think before they purchase. 

Why? Because plastic is made of oil, and small changes matter in our efforts to reach zero carbon emissions. We are optimists who think we can all make a contribution. 

We welcome other Island organizations and youth groups to be a part of this campaign!  

Choose Plastic Free will have four items of focus over a 12 month period beginning January 1, 2023. Each area of focus will be approximately a two month effort and will incorporate alternative solutions.

The campaign’s four areas of focus are:

1.Beverage Containers – Reducing single use coffee cups & plastic bottles 

Message: Bring Your Own Cup/Bottle  

Directed at Vashon coffee stands and grocery store shoppers, attendees at First Friday, Students, everyone!

2. Single use plastic bags – Reducing produce, other plastic bags

Message: Bring Your Own Produce and Shopping Bags, Reuse Your Bags

Directed at grocery store shoppers

3. Packaging – 

Message: Choose non-plastic, buy bulk items, bring your own container 

Directed at food shoppers and take out consumers

4. Clothing – Avoid synthetic materials which are petroleum based and contribute to micro plastics via washing

Message: Shop natural materials, second-hand stores to avoid ‘fast fashion’ waste 

Directed at clothing buyers

Please join us!

We invite you to consider how your organization or business can participate in this Island-wide effort to reduce plastic waste. 

Maybe you can suggest an alternative to a plastic product that your members/customers commonly use?

Have an article in your own newsletter.

Have one of us speak at your meeting or class.

Share Facebook/Instagram posts with your group.

Please reach out to any of our team members for more information or to get involved or write to cpf@zerowastevashon.org:

Celia Congdon – Nancy O’Connor – Tania Kinnear