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What Can I Do?

The film is just the beginning, now we need your help to make real change happen.

Lobby Your Brand

Lobby your favourite surf brand, ask them to truly investigate their supply chains, ask them to back up their green claims with facts, ask them to invest their R&D budget in sustainable materials and ask them to stop their toxic relationship with Denka. Sign our petition and we will let the brands know how you feel about Neoprene.

Sign Now

Take The Pledge

Take the pledge to not buy Neoprene. It’s not just in wetsuits, it’s in leashes, fin socks, wetsuit boots, gloves plus lots of other related products like some car seat covers. But there are natural rubber alternatives that are just as good. Make the pledge to go Neoprene free Use the hashtag: #SayNoToNeoprene and tag us in at #TheBigSea @thebigseaorg. Sign up to our newsletter for more.

Spread the Word

Inform your community, inform your friends, your line up. Educate your favourite surf shop – put them on notice and ask them to stock those brands that put people before profit. As individuals we have choice and if we come together as a community, we have the power to effect change. #saynotoneoprene – it’s as simple as that.

Connect

Links

Find out more:

Guardian Cancer Alley – https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/series/cancer-town

Human Rights Network – https://www.humanrightsnetwork.org/waiting-to-die

Concerned Citizens of St John – https://www.ccosj.com

Rise St James – https://risestjames.org

The Descendants Project – https://www.instagram.com/thedescendantsproject

Julie Dermansky – https://www.jsdart.com

EPA 2014 Air Toxics interactive map: https://gispub.epa.gov/NATA/

You can also listen in to some of the podcasts we’ve been involved in:

Looking Sideways

Waterpeople Podcast