Kids Against Plastic
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Helping children and young people take environmental action in ways that work for them.
From first steps to leadership, skills and real-world impact.
How KAP Works
Young people can enter KAP in different ways and move between opportunities.
Different ways to start
🌟NEW 🌟
Planet Friendly Missions
A simple, pupil-led programme that helps primary schools turn environmental learning into practical action.
Plastic Clever Schools
An award to reduce waste with students at the heart of the action.
KAP Club – Afterschool 🌱 Coming soon
An engaging afterschool club that supports the school’s eco education.
The KAP Club
A community where young people stay involved, share ideas and keep taking action.
The Action Academy
A space to build confidence and learn how to communicate ideas through speaking, writing and media.
KAP Inspires 🌱 Coming soon
A multi-tiered pool of young speaking talent and speaking opportunities.
Schools
Planet Friendly Missions
A simple, pupil-led programme that helps primary schools turn environmental learning into practical action.
Plastic Clever Schools
An award to reduce waste with students at the heart of the action.
KAP Club – Afterschool
An engaging afterschool club that supports the school’s eco education.
Young People
The KAP Club
A community where young people stay involved, share ideas and keep taking action.
The Action Academy
A space to build confidence and learn how to communicate ideas through speaking, writing and media.
KAP Inspires
A multi-tiered pool of young speaking talent and speaking opportunities.
Campaigns
Follow the Plastic
A campaign exploring plastic, packaging and waste in the real world.
Ban Plastic Gum
Investigate and take action against plastic-based gum, gum litter and product claims.
The 2 Million Litter Pick
A simple way to take part in visible environmental action.
Ready to go further?
For young people ready to deepen their skills, leadership and impact.
A leadership pathway for young people ready to develop their knowledge, strengths and future opportunities.
A platform for young people using their voice to speak, influence and create change beyond KAP.
Since 2016, young people have logged over 1.4 million pieces of litter through KAP.
KAP in Numbers
Youth Led
since 2016
Founded by Amy & Ella
Recognised and supported
KAP’s work has been recognised and supported by schools, organisations and partners.
What’s happening right now
Schools are registering interest for our new schools programme, Planet Friendly Missions.
Young people continue to meet, share ideas and support each other’s environmental projects.
Schools, families and community groups are helping remove litter from local environments.
Young people are speaking at events, influencing decisions and sharing ideas through KAP.
KAP Inspires
With the wrapping up of plastic free July where we have all been focusing on the many ways to cut single use plastics out, there is one very often forgotten
My name is Bayli and I am 18 years old. I have been a member of Kids Against Plastic since 2021. As I will be beginning to write regular articles,
Here are the answers to some of the most common questions we get asked.
If you have any further questions, please use the Contact form and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can.
Kids against Plastic is a charity FOR young people RUN BY young people, so we are always excited to see new members join Kids Against Plastic.
If you’re interested in your child joining the KAP Club, then check out the KAP Club page for more information.
If your child doesn’t want to join the KAP Club, there are a few ways they cans till be involved:
They can support Ali’s #1MillionLitterPick campaign or Skye’s #KAPtat campaign.
Alternatively, they can encourage their school to use free school resources: Plastic Clever Schools, Climate Clever Schools, Climate Action Teams (CATs) or our Letter Writing scheme of work.
Another way to get involved is to take part in the Action Academy online youth empowerment course.
Kids Against Plastic has several initiatives aimed at schools. All of the KAP initiatives are fully resourced and free to use.
Plastic Clever Schools is for schools wishing to reduce the amount of avoidable plastics they use.
Climate Clever Schools has been designed to help schools to reduce their climate impact.
Climate Action Teams (C.A.T.s) is for busy Eco Leaders. It is packed with a year’s worth of ideas and resources for a weekly lunchtime or after-school club. It’s a real time-saving resource!
Yes! We are happy for any school (or homeschooler) to use our resources.
There are couple of steps to the registration process in order for it to be a safe community. A child or young person needs a responsible adult to support them through the registration process.
Step one is the complete the Registration form. Once a registration form has been submitted by a parent/ carer, the email address they used is verified. The membership is then pending approval.
Step two is the approval of the membership. This requires the parent / carer to submit a photograph of their child (for identification purposes only) and to agree to some Ts and Cs. Once this step has been completed, a member from the KAP Team will manually approve the membership application.
A photo needs to be uploaded so that the KAP Team can do a visual check of members if/whenever they join a weekly KAP Connect meeting on Zoom. N.B. members photographs will never be used or shared by KAP.
We started our environmental work back in 2016 when we were 12 and 10 years old when we were concerned about the amount of single-use plastic being used and littered, and the impact it was having on the environment and the wildlife we share this planet with.
We decided to do our bit and to start taking action.
We are still driven by a passion to protect the environment today, and work hard to empower and motivate other young people to do so.
We’d love for any budding young environmental ‘actionists’ to join our cause – we’re keen to work with BIG kids (adults), too.
If you’re interested, please do get in touch.
Thank you for visiting Kids Against Plastic – we really appreciate it.
These Terms and Conditions govern participation in the Climate Action Awards hosted by Kids Against Plastic (the “Charity”). By submitting a nomination, you agree to these Terms.
The awards are open to schools, educators, and school-led initiatives based in the UK.
Nominations can be submitted by teachers, school staff, students (with appropriate consent), or other affiliated individuals.
Nominees must be actively engaged in sustainability, environmental, or climate action efforts during the current or previous academic year.
Nominations must be submitted via the official online form.
Each nomination must include a completed form and one supporting piece of evidence (e.g., PDF, Word document, image or video).
Evidence must be the original work of the nominee or have proper rights and permissions.
Submission deadline will be clearly stated on the awards page. Late or incomplete entries may not be considered.
Acceptable file types include: PDF, DOC/DOCX, MP4, MOV, or links to online content (e.g., YouTube, Vimeo).
File size must not exceed 25MB.
Submissions must not contain inappropriate, offensive, or copyrighted material without permission.
A panel selected by the Charity will review all entries based on impact, creativity, relevance, and sustainability.
Judges’ decisions are final and no correspondence will be entered into regarding the outcome.
Winners will be announced online via the Kids Against Plastic website and social media channels.
Prizes are non-transferable.
Winning entries may be showcased online, in reports, or at events for promotional or educational purposes.
By submitting an entry, you confirm that all content is original or that you have the right to share it.
You grant Kids Against Plastic a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, and display your submitted materials for promotional and educational purposes.
Where minors are featured in submitted content, you confirm that you have obtained the necessary parental or guardian consent.
Any personal data provided will be processed in accordance with UK data protection laws and the Charity’s privacy policy.
Contact details will only be used for communications related to the awards unless consent is given for other purposes.
The Charity is not responsible for lost, misdirected, or damaged entries.
The Charity reserves the right to cancel or amend the awards or these Terms without notice in the event of unforeseen circumstances.
For questions or assistance, please use the Kids Against Plastic contact form.