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Twitter chat: Join our call for a #PlasticFreeMzansi on Mandela Day

We invite you to celebrate Nelson Mandela’s birthday with a 67-minute Twitter chat starting at 12 noon on 18 July to talk about how we can beat the plastic pollution problem.

We have linked up with WWF-SASSI, Twyg, WWF ambassador and radio presenter Kia Johnson and the Two Oceans Aquarium to take action around growing concerns over the piles of plastic and other waste going into our seas.
 
To join the conversation, follow the hashtag #PlasticFreeMzansi and respond to the questions that will be posed during the chat.
 
Questions:

  1. What can we do to reduce our plastic pollution problem? #PlasticFreeMzansi

  2. What 6 or 7 plastics can you live without that are harmful to the environment? #PlasticFreeMzansi

  3. How do you think retailers, businesses, plastic producers and government can help curb plastic pollution? #PlasticFreeMzansi

  4. Creative caps on: What are the planet-friendly alternatives to plastic that you swear by? #PlasticFreeMzansi

  5. Share a resource (link, infographic, etc.) to help others reduce their plastic use. #PlasticFreeMzansi

© WWF South Africa/Kirtanya Lutchminarayan
Straws are among the most common items found on our beaches

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