Chesterfield to be Granted Plastic Free Community Status

Later in April, Chesterfield will be awarded with Plastic Free Community status by Surfers Against Sewage, recognising the huge effort that has been made to reduce the borough's plastic waste. The town will be the second community in Derbyshire to be awarded the status, with Wirksworth declared the first in January 2020.

Since the start of the group, 50 businesses have signed-up as Plastic Free Champions and each removed at least three pieces of single use plastic from their products or operations. Also, 40 community organisations and 10 schools have joined the campaign. In December the group got the support of Chesterfield Borough Council and Destination Chesterfield.

The group will continue to work to reduce single-use plastics and to build back greener.