Kids Against Plastic
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Kids Against Plastic
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A campaign to ban plastic tat from children’s comics and magazines.
Following productive meetings with two of the UK’s leading supermarkets, the KAP Team of Amy, Ella, Inaaya and Lucie have joined an exciting Environment Roundtable involving leading comic and magazine publishers, play experts and others interested in how to make the comics and magazines sold in supermarkets as environmentally sustainable as possible.
The KAP Team will provide a very critical eye (from a youth perspective) and hold the publishers to account.
It’s a great opportunity for the KAP Charity to keep pressure on to bring about positive change in the comic/magazines sector, albeit it in a different way to direct action against the supermarkets.
Amy, Ella and Skye explaining what the KAPtat campaign is all about
KAPtat is short for Kids Against Plastic tat, with tat being the pointless throwaway plastic toys that magazine publishers add to their comics and magazines.
Not only are the toys themselves pretty rubbish – hence the term ‘tat’ – they are made from cheap plastics that are not commonly recycled and often end up in landfill, incineration or littered in the environment. Due to the significant numbers of comics and magazines sold – and therefore tat produced (from oil) – they also impact on the climate crisis.
Skye Neville, is leading the fight against plastic tat, and Kids Against Plastic are proud to be supporting her.
The positive change against the un-necessary use of single-use plastics, like plastic comic tat, is important as we all do our bit against plastic pollution and the climate crisis.
We’ve got three ways you can get involved and make a difference
Join a nationwide, pupil-led letter writing campaign to help bring about a positive change and ‘write the wrong’ that is plastic comic tat.
Add your name to Skye’s petition on Change.org calling for supermarkets and shops to ban plastic toys on children’s comics and magazines. Help make a difference.
Use our ready-made resources, and the #KAPtat hashtag, to share this campaign with other people. Use your social media skills to help spread the word.
It’s sometimes tempting to think, ‘Why bother?’, when it comes to environmental action. I mean, what difference will reducing un-necessary plastic make?
Let, Skye, Amy and Ella explain.
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.