In October 2017 students at Richmond upon Thames College voted to put plastic waste as the top issue they wanted to tackle on campus. Since then, the My World My Home student group have worked with the catering department and senior staff to write a college and student charter committing both to reducing the amount of plastic used on campus. In March 2018 the student campaign group held a lunchtime launch of the campaign in which the college Principal, Robin Ghurbhurun, signed the Plastic Free RuTC Charter. The two main student leaders, Rufus and Isaac have since been elected to the student union where they can help turn the charter of commitments into reality.

In Coleg Gwent in Newport, South Wales, students have been working with the college managers to reduce the use of single use plastics, and have been campaigning for subsidised reusable cups and bottles and better signage for recycling across campus. They worked with students with special educational needs to run a design competition for the campaign logo, and won a national award from NUS Cymru as the best campaign of the year.

Bridgend College students, at the Pencoed and Bridgend campuses, have been negotiating with senior managers at the college to create a plastic free campus in order to address the impact of single use plastics on marine life in their local area. The college has already committed to switching all packaging in the cafeterias to compostable packaging.

Coleg y Cymoedd students in Nantgarw, South Wales, have been campaigning on the reduction of single use plastics on their campus. They have run a number of plastic free initiatives including giving away 200 reusable bottles. By working with the college beekeepers and gardeners they have raised awareness about local wildlife and the ways the college is designed to be more sustainable. The campaign group have build alliances with the catering company on campus and others to launch the Plastic Free Fridays pledge.

In 2018, students at Nottingham College have been working on reducing polystyrene products in all 8 campus canteens. September 2018 sees all canteens reducing polystyrene products on the college as a whole.

Students and staff polled at City of Bristol College, chose air pollution as their main environmental concern. The campaign group took part in the national air monitoring project to understand the level of Nitrogen Dioxide in the air around and outside college and to raise abourness about air pollution and wellbeing as key issues affecting their student body.The students’ research identified diesel vehicles as the main culprit, including the buses which most students use to get to College and decided to support the local Friends of the Earth city wide campaign to put pressure on Bristol City Council to include an ambitious Clean Air Zone. By linking into city wide and national Clean Air campaigns they helped raise the profile of the issue and make it relevant to college students.

In 2018, students at Derby College worked on campaigning on clean air as Derby is listed as one of the cities that need to reduce air pollution. The students set up the clean air tests and collected the results which they are hoping to share with the College and the local community. They are hoping to share their results with other schools and encourage them to test the air quality in their area.

In 2017 students at Queen Elizabeth Academy and All Saints Academy campaigned to save a school bus subsidy that was to be cut by Nottinghamshire Council in September 2018. Students focused on raising awareness on why public transport is important in minimising air pollution.

Nottingham College students have been campaigning on adding some green space on the city campus to encourage biodiversity and create a safe wellbeing space for students. They are currently in conversation with the Senior Leadership Team of the college to gain permission to start working on the green space.

West Nottinghamshire College recently launched a new allotment for students to grow some produce and encourage sustainable eating. Students are now working on establishing a regular gardening society to maintain the growing space.

In Derby College the students found that mental health was a top issue on campus and decided to campaign for a dedicated wellbeing garden in which biodiversity and students could thrive. Students won their campaign and have been granted a green space to plant some sensory plants and add some greenery to the inner city campus.

NewVIc college students in East London also said that their campus was lacking a space to be calm during a stressful day in college. They campaigned for a community garden to create more green space for students and teachers to enjoy and increase the biodiversity of their campus. Students successfully built an alliance with local community organisation, Plaistow South Big Local and negotiated with their college Principal for £2500 to be put towards the garden and a dedicated space on campus.