Single use plastics

Rotherham Council’s Single Use Plastic Protocol sets out our approach to single use plastics.

The protocol commits the council to reduce its own single use plastic consumption and encourage its residents and partners to do the same.

We will work towards:

• Ending the provision of unnecessary single use plastics across council buildings and events.
• Providing a supportive internal policy environment to allow appropriate purchasing with reducing single use plastics in mind.
• Using recycled or re-usable plastics where complete removal of plastic is currently unfeasible.
• Developing internal and external awareness campaigns to reduce the use of single use plastics across the Borough.
• Supporting our residents to take action.
• Working in partnership with our supply chain and partners to develop innovative solutions to reduce single use plastic use.