Our work with the Clean Harbours Partnership

Early in 2022, we became a founding partner of a new organisation set up to investigate water quality in our local harbours. The Clean Harbours Partnership has now been running for nearly a year and results from our water testing programme have started to come in with some shocking results. We have had volunteers taking…

Rooster Clean Christmas Campaign

We are thrilled to have teamed up with Rooster, water sports equipment and clothing, on their Clean Christmas Campaign! To take part and be in with a chance of winning an Aquafleece® Robe, share your pics/videos of either of the below whilst wearing your fave Rooster clothing Make sure to use all 3 hashtags and to tag…

Upcoming Beach Cleans & Events for 2023

Looking to join a beach clean? That’s awesome! Want to know about our additional events planned for the year? Check them out here! Find out about and sign up for our upcoming events and beach cleans here. We use Eventbrite for our beach cleans so that we can keep a tab on numbers and know…

The link between plastic and climate change

By Hannah Cooper, Campaign Assistant When thinking about the global impact of plastic pollution it is important to look at both the visible and hidden effects. We at Final Straw Foundation are extremely conscious of the visible impact of littering and plastic pollution in our oceans, but sometimes it’s easy to separate the litter-strewn oceans…

Sun, Sea and Sustainability

By Beth Raffell, Guest Blogger Picture this. It’s 6am and you wake up fresh-faced and bubbling with excitement. You are filled with anticipation as you head to catch your flight where sunshine and adventure await… Who doesn’t love to travel? Nothing feels better than boarding that plane to a new place where you can relax…