Plastic-free Peninsula group looks for logo

A new group trying to rid the Peninsula of plastic rubbish is looking for a logo.

It is currently running a competition to design a "Plastic-free Peninsula" logo for its coming campaign.

The winning entry will win a $100 voucher.

Prizes include a stand-up paddleboard lesson, with runners-up prizes of a gift voucher from a Umina store.

The winning logo will feature on reusable shopping bags, coffee cups and window stickers.

Plastic-free Peninsula has been formed by a group of locals concerned at the amount of plastic ending up in local waterways.

The campaign will encourage local shoppers and store owners to switch from single-use bags to reusable shopping bags.

The group also hopes to encourage cafe owners to offer discounts for customers who bring their own reusable coffee cups.

"Discarded plastic is not only ugly, but ends up in the sea, killing huge amounts of marine life and introducing toxic chemicals into the food chain," said group founder Mr Julian Bowker.

"The good news is Woolworth's and Coles are planning to phase out single-use plastic bags next year, but we want to encourage other Peninsula retailers to do the same.

"With the introduction of the container deposit refund scheme this month, there is now a fantastic opportunity to really reduce the amount of plastic ending up in our waterways."

Plastic-free Peninsula logo submissions should be sent to pplasticfree@gmail.com before December 15.

SOURCE:

Media release, 28 Nov 2017

Julian Bowker, Plastic free Peninsula