WASUP
World Against Single Use Plastic


Prof Gatrad launches the WASUP project, which is to help decrease use of single plastic.
Coventry




WASUP symposium Jan 2020





Nearly 200 people from all over West Midlands and beyond attended the symposium organised by the founder of WASUP Prof. Gatrad. The new slogan is 'let us get WASUP done'. A 9 year old boy who won the national school competition on how to protect the environment stole the show. His essay was on WASUP.
Pioneers Nursery Walsall Wood joins WASUP. Jessica is not even 3 years old!!





St Michael's School joins WASUP


McDonalds Birmingham join canal litter pick


Professor Gatrad spoke to 15 heads of schools in Boston Lincs re WASUP and gave 6 litter picks and litter bag holders to one of the schools


Canal clean with the Hindu community



Historic meeting with Marcia Lions and Bopa in conventry.
WASUP Coventry will be launched in February


Professor Gatrad with chief executive of Midcounties Coop, who has partnered his company with WASUP

Professor Gatrad invited as Deputy Lieutenant to launch the biggest climate change conference in the Midlands




Professor Gatrad with Miss England at the Climate Change Conference

Professor Gatrad launching the conference
WASUP Plastic Exhibition
Plastics exhibition opened by Andy Street the West Midlands Mayor. These 5 items stood out - reminding us of the dangers of plastic.






Celebrating Father's Day with some from my WASUP family at the Mustard Seed international in Rushall

Canal Cleanup

Prof Gatrad donates litter picking equipment to the Sutton Canoeing club who is a WASUP partner
Canal Cleanup

Equipment used to clean canal

Prof Gatrad started Wasup 2 years ago with the first Wasup canal clean with Mr Aslam

WASUP launched by John Crabtree Lord Lietenant to Her Majesty the Queen

Plastic art exhibition raising awareness of dangers of plastic with the WASUP logo i nthe background

With Alison Walsh head of Palfrey infants and talking in the assembly

Palfrey infants

Muslims join Wasup at Al Farouk mosque in Walsall

Mustard seed chapel international joins Wasup

Litter pick

Litter pick in Pelsall with 5 year old Valentina

Valentina shows the way with a WASUP salute

Ryder Hayes School

Ryder Hayes School joins Wasup

Prof Gatrad joins the children at Millfield School to clean canal for WASUP




Tesc and the Hindu community join me and Aslam on the boat and we drag out a sofa from the canal

Wendy Morton MP supports Wasup


Brownhills canoeing club join Wasup

WASUP mugs given to Manor Hospital, Mosques and Hindu temples




Mustard seed congregation join up with the Aaina hub to help clean canal for WASUP followed by a samosa picnic!
Community cohesion in motion





McDonalds clean canal monthly with WASUP

Blue Coat senior school joins Wasup every Tuesday to clean canals



Sikh Gurdhwara hosting a lunch for over 50 people after a canal clean. Note hardly any plastic

As Deputy Lieutenant I met Miss England. They are supporting Wasup.



Street litter pick with Walsall Housing Group who control 20000 homes

Media support Wasup

Muslim community in action







Ocado and the scuba diving team from Sutton join Wasup and the children from Mustard Seed


I join the childrten from Palfrey infant school to inspire to litter clean


Wasup speech in the Hindu temple

WASUP working with Mid Counties coop
