Campaign
God has blessed us with a beautiful world to look after and treasure.
But right now, our world has a rubbish problem – and it’s hitting people living in poverty the hardest.
That’s why we’re launching The Rubbish Campaign, alongside our friends at Tearfund UK. This campaign focuses on one of the most pressing problems of today - averting the plastic pollution crisis.
Join with us to care for God’s amazing creation and show love for our global neighbours.
Two billion people in the world’s poorest countries are living and working among piles of waste.
Why? The amount of single-use plastic is growing, but the capacity to collect and manage the waste isn’t. The effect on both people and the environment is devastating.
The result? The waste mountains are growing, and people are drinking polluted water, breathing toxic air and battling sickness. One million people die every year due to the mismanagement of waste and pollutants. That's 1 person every 30 seconds.
This situation can change, if we act together.
Jesus calls us to love our neighbours as ourselves (Mark 12:31). Taking action can be a loving act that cares for our global neighbours and honours God.
Subscribe to our TEAR Action emails to find out more about this issue and be equipped to respond.
Join us in calling on Coca-Cola, Nestlé, PepsiCo and Unilever to take responsibility for their plastic waste in poorer countries.
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Watch our new video featuring TEAR Artist Ambassador and performance poet Joel McKerrow and share in your networks.
This resource provides a range of fun and creative ways to involve your faith community in supporting TEAR’s Rubbish Campaign. Download.
Common questions about the Rubbish Campaign. Read more.
Tackling the plastic pollution crisis before it’s too late. Download the report.
This was the situation facing Rubina and her family. Read her story.
“It is high time we turn our attention fully to one of the most pressing problems of today - averting the plastic pollution crisis - not only for the health of our planet, but for the wellbeing of people around the world.”
– Sir David Attenborough
To beat poverty + injustice, we need to tackle waste.
