Welcome to the website of the Plastic Free Bookham project
Important news about the Plastic Free Communities scheme
We set up the Plastic Free Bookham project with the intention of reducing single-use plastic in Bookham and gaining the Plastic Free Community accreditation awarded by Surfers Against Sewage (SAS)
In early November 2026 SAS published its new strategy for the coming years. From 2027 onwards it will focus solely on the campaign against water pollution, seeing a crucial opportunity to build on public pressure to fix the broken water system.
As a result the Plastic Free Communities scheme is closing, with no further awards to communities or businesses after the end of December 2026. We're not closing though, as we'll be carrying on with our campaign as an independent group.
Find out about the changes to the Plastic Free Communities initiative.
The project
The project began in late 2019. We achieved four out of the five objectives set for us and completed 87% of the project. Although we didn't manage to gain the award for the community we've made good connections with local organisations and groups who are helping to spread the message.
The Plastic Free Bookham project was initiated by Transition Bookham, which was formed in 2010 as part of the overall Transition Towns network. The group is no longer active on any other projects but you can view the former website here.
From 2027 onwards we'll continue to highlight the plastic problem, promote waste reduction and provide information on recycling.
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