Background on Plastic Free Kinvara

Through community engagement, Plastic-free Kinvara (PFK) creates small, achievable projects that educate, inspire and promote sustainable buying habits and a rethink of our disposable lifestyle. Our mission is to reduce consumption of single-use plastic in our community, and to influence consumers, retailers, suppliers, and governmental agencies to take meaningful action towards this goal. We raise awareness and campaign for reduction of single-use plastic throughout our community, youth engagements and beach cleans. We have joined Kinvara Tidy Towns group as our goals align and support sustainability living awareness, projects and initiatives.

Plastic Free Kinvara’s perspective

In relation to the topic of the environment Plastic Free Kinvara would like to see Galway lead the way as an ecological beacon in the post COVID recovery. Galway enjoys a stellar reputation as a tourist destination. Our beautiful landscape and beaches are integral to that. The Galway community depends on the reputation and quality, of our environment, waters and shoreline, for tourism, oyster harvesting, sea swimming and many other recreational and business endeavours.

Members of the Galway public want to protect their right to live in an environment which is adequate for personal health and well-being and protects the county’s stellar natural assets into the future.