Preschoolers promote plastic free principlesEmma Dangerfield/stuff Little Peppertree Preschool took a trip to Fools of Desire, the Rangiora cafe behind the Plastic Straw Free Campaign. However it was only after Rangiora's efforts to eliminate plastic straws began to ramp up in the district that she got looking at the centre's waste with fresh eyes. The Plastic Straw Free Rangiora campaign was established by Elisa Leach of Fools of Desire Cafe (FOD), where sustainability is core to its operation. * School students join the plastic straw revolution* Outlook for Someday winner: Plastic Straw Free Rangiora* Towns racing to end of single-use plastic straws in Canterbury* Rangiora woman passionate about reducing plastic hopes to convert the community"When I saw that FOD was saying no to plastic straws it made me think about making some changes in the way we do things. Swaine is now making the switch — plastic straws are out and a paper alternative has already been sourced.

Source: Stuff February 15, 2018 23:26 UTC