Shops and restaurants in Thanet will be among the first groups supported to remove single-use plastic from their operations following Thanet District Council’s vote to work with group Plastic Free Thanet to make the isle a plastic free community.

At a full council meeting last week members voted unanimously in favour of supporting volunteer-run Plastic Free Thanet’s work reducing the flow of single-use plastic on to streets and beaches.

Plastic Free Thanet, part of the nationwide Surfers Against Sewage movement, formed in July with the aim of getting local government, businesses, schools and community groups to do away with unnecessary single-use plastic.

It brings together Surfers Against Sewage leads from Margate, Broadstairs, Ramsgate and Minster who are working with isle groups including Rise Up Clean Up and Ramsgate Litter Forum to tackle the plastic problem.

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