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What is the Plastic-Free Linlithgow project?

 The Plastic Free Linlithgow project aims to reduce the consumption of single-use plastic in our town.  As part of this, we will be:

​1. Conducting  research on the consumption of single-use plastic in Linlithgow, and looking at potential alternatives.  To read the full report findings, please click here.    

2. Running the ‘Linlithgow’s Last Straw’ campaign to reduce the use of plastic straws.  To view the winning posters, please scroll down to the bottom of this page.  If you would like hard copies to display, please contact us. 

3. Exploring the viability of Linlithgow becoming a ‘Plastic Free Community’, as defined by ‘Plastic Free Coastlines’. Going completely plastic free may be a step too far, but this organisation is encouraging local communities to set and work towards objectives for reducing use of single-use plastic.

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​Live Plastic Free in Linlithgow

Looking for information about where to shop locally to help you reduce your plastic use?  Please click here for a list of ideas.   This list is very much a work in progress and your help in developing it further would be much appreciated.  If you know of any other items or relevant services, please e-mail us so we can expand this useful information resource for the community.

Where can I get a discount for using my reusable cup?
Various local cafes offer discounts when you bring your own cup for take-away drinks: 
- Granary cafe - 10% discount on hot drinks
- Hideaway cafe, Beecraigs - 10p discount on hot drinks 
- Taste cafe - 10% discount on hot drinks 
- The Jersey Bean - 30p discount on hot drinks
- Xcite Linlithgow - 10% of a medium tea or coffee.
- Costa Coffee - 25p discount on every drink made in a reusable cup

Tips for reducing plastic use in the garden
Please click here to read our list of 'Top Tips for Gardeners'.

Looking for more ideas?
Pop on over to our Facebook group to see more suggestions and share tips with others.  Some practical ideas for how to get started can also be found in this Naturaler article about 73 Ways to Use Less Plastic. 

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Join us on Facebook

Our Facebook group has over 100 members and offers a place to share: 

•  Your ideas, tips and questions about ways in which we can reduce our own dependence on single use plastics
• information about any local businesses in and around Linlithgow you have found that offer alternatives to plastic
• information about local initiatives and events that help to reduce plastic waste in our town.

Click here to join the​ 'Plastic-Free Linlithgow' Facebook Group.

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Vennel Flower Bed Project

​Our latest project is a collaboration with our Gardening Group and Burgh Beautiful to design and plant the Vennel Flower Bed in Linlithgow using the theme “Let’s Reduce Our Plastic Use”. The bed will represent an ocean floor and will include sculptures on an ocean theme, made from plastic waste.

Local primary schools have already signed up to help create the sculptures. Some of our members were out recently at Blackness beach, picking up plastic waste to be used for our project.

More From Plastic Free Linlithgow.

Last Straw Campaign

Case Studies

Local Business Survey

There is a growing movement from local businesses and schools to remove necessary plastic straws. 

Our Last Straw campaign invited the school children of Linlithgow to design a poster to be displayed around town. ​We were delighted to receive over 300 entries to the competition and are grateful to our local MSP, Fiona Hyslop, for judging the competition and to Party At The Palace for providing the top prize! 

Any businesses/organisations supporting the campaign are invited to display the posters in their premises.  If you would like us to drop posters in to you, please e-mail us. 

A number of local businesses are leading the way in reducing plastic use in the town.  If you own a business in Linlithgow and would be interested in being part of a case study, please contact us.

Party at the Palace
The Granary Cafe
The Hideaway Cafe, Beecraigs Country Park

Over the summer, we invited local businesses and organisations to complete a short survey.  Many thanks to everybody who took the time to respond.
It was great to hear that many of the businesses/organisations are taking active steps  to enable their consumers to reduce their plastic waste and are interested in doing more.   To read the full report findings, please click here.