Having committed to replacing single-use plastics in our Café earlier this year, the Horniman is now looking into other ways to reduce the amount of plastic waste we produce.
One of our longer-term aims as an organisation is to remove plastic bags from our shop and we are currently looking into alternatives. However, in the meantime, we will be introducing a 5p charge on plastic bags to encourage people to use reuseable bags.
The 5p raised from each plastic bag sales goes directly to support Project Coral, an innovative coral reproductive research project led by the Horniman Aquarium with international partners.
Together we are conducting ground-breaking work on coral reproduction and investigating ways to help save reefs around the world.
At the Horniman, we recognise our responsibility to help lead efforts to reduce plastic waste and continue to seek ways to do so.