Last year, about 326 million people worldwide took part in the challenge, including councillor David Grant. Overall, the participants reduced their waste by an average of 21 kilograms.

"I signed up to the challenge with my family, including my two daughters, who were very encouraging throughout the challenge," Cr Grant said.

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"While we didn't manage to totally eliminate plastics, the challenge helped us be more conscious of what was going in our lunchboxes and rethinking how to buy things when doing the regular shop at the grocery store."

Gr Grant said while Plastic Free July only lasted for a month, the challenge created long-term habits.

Free workshops will be held during July and council will be updating its website and social media pages with tips.

To sign up, head to the Plastic Free July website. The Pesky Plastics Quiz can help find the right plastics to start the challenge.

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