But why, you may well ask...?
This month sees the return of Plastic Free July, which is a global movement that helps millions of people be part of the solution to plastic pollution so we can all have cleaner streets, oceans, and beautiful communities. Based on a study of 124,000 corals in our oceans, reefs that were free from plastic waste had only a 4% chance of being diseased, while those impacted by pollution were at an 89% risk.
To help raise awareness of this, we are launching a competition* to show you how to help save the oceans, one piece of coral at a time. It will also demonstrate how easy our new website is to navigate!
We will be donating £25 worth of coral each on behalf of four lucky competition winners to the Reef Life Foundation which is working to restore reefs and provide essential habitats for marine animals.
To enter this competition, all you have to do is have a little scroll through our website until you find the coral hidden in an image (yes, it's that easy). Once you've found it, send us a message quoting ‘CORAL’ with a link to the correct page, and you'll be in with a chance to win a small piece of the ocean, a certificate and the warm, fuzzy feeling you get when saving the planet.
Having championed the elimination of all single-use plastic through our Make Plastic History campaign, this is something we are passionate about and encourage you to take the challenge of going plastic-free in July.
*Competition closes on 31 July 2021.