It's Plastic-Free August!

Missed Plastic-Free July? Never fear – Otago Polytechnic has organised a Plastic-Free August.

Organised by Seeds (Students Enriching, Educating and Developing Sustainability), Plastic-Free August aims to raise awareness of the environmental problems caused by single-use disposable plastic and challenges you to do something about it.

A range of workshops (free or low-cost) are being held this month. These include:

>Making bees wax wraps on Tuesday 14 August and Tuesday 21 August (enrol at Customer Services in the Hub, cost $5)

>A screening of feature-length documentary A Plastic Ocean at OUSA's Otago Room on Friday 17 August (4.30pm)

>Shop without the packaging on Wednesday 29 August. Join members of Seeds on a bike ride to a café and enjoy a free drink. Reserve a Polybike or bring your own.

In addition, there is a waste-in-a-shoebox challenge running throughout the month. Interested? Check out the installation in the Hub, near the entrance to G Block.

For more information, contact Sarah.Sellar@op.ac.nz