Plastic Free Seaford – Plastic Free Seaford. Empowering the Seaford community to tackle the single-use plastics epidemic.

How can Seaford create a single-use plastic free town, championing reusables instead of disposables?

Surfers Against Sewage first created the ‘Wasteland’ campaign to create plastic free coastlines, 'Wasteland' being a metaphor for the largest concentration of plastic in the ocean. Thanks to the success of likeminded people wanting to rid the oceans of plastic litter, they created the Plastic Free Communities campaign to take into account all of the inland communities that wanted to act! There are now over 900 communities signed up! Surfers Against Sewage use five objectives for communities to work towards. Once they have achieved this the Town will be awarded ‘Plastic Free Status’. Businesses and the Town will then be awarded business plaques and certificates when the whole community is approved. Seaford was awarded Plastic Free Town status in 2020.

Individuals

Find out about swapping single use plastic for reusables and being part of our passionate lobbying movement.

Businesses

Find out how to become a plastic free champion or support our work.

Latest News

Save The Date – Paddle Out Protest 16th May

Join us later in May for our second Surfers Against Sewage Paddle Out Protest. Last year we demanded reform of…

Unveiling of Claire Sumners Memorial on Seaford Beach – 19 July 2025 2pm Honouring a Life of Environmental Impact, Community Spirit and Joy

On Saturday 19 July 2025, the life and legacy of Claire Sumners (known lovingly as @zerowastemaman) will be celebrated with…

Paddle out Protest – SEAFORD locals to paddle out in nationwide protest against sewage scandal

Water users in Seaford among thousands of water users paddling out in nationwide protest against sewage pollution on Saturday 17…

Projects

Here are some our current initiatives.

Our Plastic Free Champions and Allies

Wave Leisure Trust

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The Seven Sisters

Seaford Health Food Store

Seaford Town Council

The Archway Community Arts Centre

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"Working with PFS helped us enormously in delivering The Green Show, Claire gave us one to one support, helped us consider alternative services and resources and really changed the way we now run all our events. We now aspire to produce all our projects waste free and in a sustainable way. Her work is transforming organisations like ours in Seaford, and beyond and we are proud to be part of her legacy of inspiration an education "

Seaford Contemporary Illustrators and Printmakers (SCIP)

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Who are we?

Meet the people that are making Seaford plastic free

Claire Sumners 1977-2022

Founder of Plastic Free Seaford and dedicated regional rep for Surfers Against Sewage

Fran Chorlton

Community Lead

Sandra Cammock

Steering Committee

Georgina Chapman

Steering Committee

Wendy Pickles

Steering Committee

Cllr. Rod Buchanan

Steering Committee & Council OBR

Cllr. James Meek

Steering Committee & Council OBR

Get in touch

Find us on social media or send a message to plasticfreeseaford.community@gmail.com and we'll get back to you as soon as possible