Clean Oceans Plastics Campaign Educational Materials
Access our collection of webinars and partner catch-up sessions from the Commonwealth Clean Oceans Plastics Campaign. Hear directly from those involved and explore approaches to reducing plastic waste and protecting marine environments across the Commonwealth.
Webinars
Our webinars brings together voices from across the Commonwealth to explore solutions to plastic pollution in real time. Featuring experts, campaign partners, and grassroots leaders, these sessions dive into the challenges, innovations, and collaborative efforts shaping a cleaner, more sustainable future for our oceans.
Collecting Plastic, Creating Change
In this webinar, Zoë Prinsloo (Save a Fishie), Naude Dreyer (Ocean Conservation Namibia), Linus Ayangwoh Embe (ASCOA), and Joshuanette Francis (Good Humans 268 Inc) share how they are tackling plastic pollution across the Commonwealth. Through their experiences, they highlight the power of community action, collaboration, and innovative solutions in driving lasting change for our oceans.
Clean Oceans Catch Up
The Clean Oceans Catch-Up Series brings together partners from the Commonwealth Clean Oceans Plastics Campaign to share insights, experiences, and solutions in the fight against plastic pollution. Through conversations with experts, community leaders, and innovators across the Commonwealth, the series highlights practical action, collaboration, and the people driving meaningful change to protect our oceans.
Episode 1: Tangaroa Blue
In our first Catch-Up Series episode, we speak with Heidi Tait, Co-Founder and CEO of Tangaroa Blue Foundation, about how data-driven solutions and community action are tackling marine plastic pollution at its source. Discover how prevention, collaboration, and long-term thinking are helping protect ocean health across the Commonwealth.
Read More about the Commonwealth Clean Oceans Plastics Campaign
HOW YOU CAN HELP
Commonwealth citizens are encouraged to get involved. There are several ways that individuals or groups can support the Commonwealth Clean Oceans Plastics Campaign, including by:
Support The King’s Baton Relay in your country
The King’s Baton Relay will pass through every Commonwealth country over the next 500 days until the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in July 2026.
In each country, there will be a plastic clean-up, targeting plastic pollution and highlighting the issue. If you would like to attend the event and see the Commonwealth Games Baton, contact the RCS team at cwcleanoceans@royalcwsociety.org.
Organise your own clean-up
The Commonwealth Clean Oceans Plastics Campaign wants to have an impact beyond the six days the Baton will be in each country, to ensure lasting and systemic change. Whether you are an individual or a group, consider getting involved, to help prevent plastic from entering our waterways.
As part of the campaign, we will be asking all individuals and groups taking part to keep track of how much plastic they manage to clean-up and report this back to us. There will be a running tally for each country, so your contributions will help your country’s total.
A tracker is available to view on our website: https://www.royalcwsociety.org/cwcleanoceanscampaign
Raise awareness of the Campaign
You can also support the Commonwealth Clean Oceans Plastics Campaign by raising awareness of it with your friends and local organisations. Sharing more about the campaign with your networks on social media will help to encourage others to get involved in the campaign and highlight the issue of plastic pollution.
Attend an Educational Webinar
The campaign also aims to change behaviours around plastic, targeting waste at every stage in the plastic life cycle. These webinars will feature interesting ideas and solutions to the plastic problem, including alternative materials to plastic, new techniques for collecting plastic from the oceans, and ideas for reusing and recycling plastic.
DONATE TO SUPPORT THE CAMPAIGN
As a charity dedicated to tackling plastic pollution, the Royal Commonwealth Society relies on the generosity of individuals and organisations to fund our initiatives. Your donation can help us continue to drive the Commonwealth Clean Oceans Plastics Campaign, to have a meaningful impact in the fight against plastic pollution. Together, we can ensure cleaner oceans, a healthier planet, and a more sustainable future for all.
Get Involved
If you are a Commonwealth-based individual, group, or organisation interested in getting involved with the Commonwealth Clean Oceans Plastics Campaign, either through running a physical pick-up or promoting its work, please sign up via this form so that you can be kept up to date on opportunities to get involved.
Alternatively, if you would like to speak with a member of the team about the campaign please contact: cwcleanoceans@royalcwsociety.org.
With your support we can help rid the oceans of plastic and protect our environment for future generations.