This is a Rubbish Campaign
Our world has an urgent rubbish problem. But Christians are uniting to take global action.
Get resourcesWe’re facing mountains of plastic pollution. 2 billion people have no safe way to dispose of rubbish, and it’s people in poverty who are suffering the worst impacts of this rubbish problem. They are forced to live and work among piles of waste, which is making them sick, releasing toxic fumes, flooding communities and causing up to a million deaths each year.
But Jesus told his followers that even the smallest amount of faith can move mountains.
So, we are asking you to put your faith into action and join us in demanding an end to plastic pollution. And we have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to do just that.
During 2023 and 2024, nearly 150 governments are meeting to develop the first-ever global treaty on plastic pollution. But it’s not a done deal. Pray with us and take action to call for an end to plastic pollution and its harmful impact on people living in poverty.
Tearfund is part of the Renew Our World and #BreakFreeFromPlastics coalitions
Join our Rubbish Campaign
There are many ways to help tackle the world’s rubbish problem – from reducing plastic waste in your own life to running an event at your church.
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Pray for the Rubbish Campaign
A guide to praying for the world’s rubbish problem, our partners tackling waste and the global plastics treaty.
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Rubbish Campaign resources
Download our Rubbish Campaign resources for churches and schools, including films, talks and children’s activities.
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Rubbish Challenge
Take on the Rubbish Challenge and commit to reducing your plastic waste and single-use plastics.
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Rubbish Campaign appeal
You can help communities around the world like Josias’, who are tackling a rubbish problem.
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Week of Prayer and Action
A week of praying and taking action on the world’s rubbish problem, from 30 October to 5 November.
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Rubbish Bin-go
This Plastic Free July, play Rubbish Bin-go and see if you can tick off all 16 of our plastic-reducing challenges!
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Pray for the Rubbish Campaign
A guide to praying for the world’s rubbish problem, our partners tackling waste and the global plastics treaty.
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Rubbish Campaign resources
Download our Rubbish Campaign resources for churches and schools, including films, talks and children’s activities.
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Rubbish Challenge
Take on the Rubbish Challenge and commit to reducing your plastic waste and single-use plastics.
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Rubbish Campaign appeal
You can help communities around the world like Josias’, who are tackling a rubbish problem.
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Week of Prayer and Action
A week of praying and taking action on the world’s rubbish problem, from 30 October to 5 November.
-
Rubbish Bin-go
This Plastic Free July, play Rubbish Bin-go and see if you can tick off all 16 of our plastic-reducing challenges!
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Pray for the Rubbish Campaign
A guide to praying for the world’s rubbish problem, our partners tackling waste and the global plastics treaty.
-
Rubbish Campaign resources
Download our Rubbish Campaign resources for churches and schools, including films, talks and children’s activities.
-
Rubbish Challenge
Take on the Rubbish Challenge and commit to reducing your plastic waste and single-use plastics.
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Rubbish Campaign appeal
You can help communities around the world like Josias’, who are tackling a rubbish problem.
-
Week of Prayer and Action
A week of praying and taking action on the world’s rubbish problem, from 30 October to 5 November.
-
Rubbish Bin-go
This Plastic Free July, play Rubbish Bin-go and see if you can tick off all 16 of our plastic-reducing challenges!
Rubbish stories
Discover how communities are impacted by and overcoming problems caused by plastic waste.
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Living on the banks of a plastic-choked river
Adriana and Kedyma share the trials and fears of life by a river in Brazil ruined by mismanaged waste.
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Flood brigades and rehabilitating a river
How the church and local community are responding to flooding caused by plastic in Recife, Brazil.
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Becoming a zero-waste church
How a Brazilian church is blazing a trail and inspiring people to reconsider their relationship with creation.
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The hidden heroes tackling the world’s rubbish problem
Find out about waste pickers and why their work is vital to reducing the impacts of rubbish on people living in poverty.
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Living on the banks of a plastic-choked river
Adriana and Kedyma share the trials and fears of life by a river in Brazil ruined by mismanaged waste.
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Flood brigades and rehabilitating a river
How the church and local community are responding to flooding caused by plastic in Recife, Brazil.
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Becoming a zero-waste church
How a Brazilian church is blazing a trail and inspiring people to reconsider their relationship with creation.
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The hidden heroes tackling the world’s rubbish problem
Find out about waste pickers and why their work is vital to reducing the impacts of rubbish on people living in poverty.
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Living on the banks of a plastic-choked river
Adriana and Kedyma share the trials and fears of life by a river in Brazil ruined by mismanaged waste.
-
Flood brigades and rehabilitating a river
How the church and local community are responding to flooding caused by plastic in Recife, Brazil.
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Becoming a zero-waste church
How a Brazilian church is blazing a trail and inspiring people to reconsider their relationship with creation.
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The hidden heroes tackling the world’s rubbish problem
Find out about waste pickers and why their work is vital to reducing the impacts of rubbish on people living in poverty.
‘He lifts the poor from the dust and the needy from the garbage dump. He sets them among princes, even the princes of his own people!’
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