Uploaded April 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
35 primary school pupils from 12 schools across the UK met with MPs in the Houses of Parliament. They talked about taking part in The Big Plastic Count, why they care about reducing plastic pollution, and why we need a strong Global Plastics Treaty that cuts plastic production.
Synopsis - The video starts with a Greenpeace campaigner saying that almost 29,000 school pupils and more than 77,000 households took part in The Big Plastic Count. We then see three pupils carrying placards outside Big Ben, with messages about stopping plastic pollution. The next scenes take place in a large room, and we hear from different pupils about why they care about reducing plastic pollution and how they found taking part in The Big Plastic Count. We hear from a teacher about how shocked she and her class were to learn that UK households collectively throw away almost 1.7 billion pieces of plastic packaging per week. The Director of Everyday Plastic talks about how great it is to have the children in Westminster grilling MPs. We see them take part in different activities to learn about how Parliament and the UN treaty making process work. We then see them make collages out of plastic, and write poems about plastic. They then go to the Houses of Parliament and talk to lots of MPs. MPs also talk about what they see as the solutions to dealing with too much plastic, and about how they like hearing from the children. The video finishes with the same Greenpeace campaigning saying that the results of The Big Plastic Count show that we need a strong Global Plastics Treaty. She thanks everyone who took part.
35 primary school pupils from 12 schools across the UK met with MPs in the Houses of Parliament. They talked about taking part in The Big Plastic Count, why they care about reducing plastic pollution, and why we need a strong Global Plastics Treaty that cuts plastic production.
Synopsis - The video starts with a Greenpeace campaigner saying that almost 29,000 school pupils and more than 77,000 households took part in The Big Plastic Count. We then see three pupils carrying placards outside Big Ben, with messages about stopping plastic pollution. The next scenes take place in a large room, and we hear from different pupils about why they care about reducing plastic pollution and how they found taking part in The Big Plastic Count. We hear from a teacher about how shocked she and her class were to learn that UK households collectively throw away almost 1.7 billion pieces of plastic packaging per week. The Director of Everyday Plastic talks about how great it is to have the children in Westminster grilling MPs. We see them take part in different activities to learn about how Parliament and the UN treaty making process work. We then see them make collages out of plastic, and write poems about plastic. They then go to the Houses of Parliament and talk to lots of MPs. MPs also talk about what they see as the solutions to dealing with too much plastic, and about how they like hearing from the children. The video finishes with the same Greenpeace campaigning saying that the results of The Big Plastic Count show that we need a strong Global Plastics Treaty. She thanks everyone who took part.
