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Spotted on the Burgs billboard and neighbouring billboard at Mina road roundabout.

A simple message that resonates with our efforts to have the derelict bill boards removed and reimagined as a community green space. taken in St Werburghs by @adblockbristol

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Thanks @bristol247 for writing about this result 🙌

Read the full article at https://www.bristol247.com/climate/news-climate/council-bans-advertising-of-fast-fashion-flights-and-cars/ by @adblockbristol

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HUGE RESULT as Bristol Council approves ban on ads for fossil fuels and other polluting products and services 🎉🔥

This is something Adblock Bristol has campaigned on for years and it's amazing to see it finally happen.

The new Advertising and Sponsorship policy bans ads for:
🔥Fossil fuel companies
🚘Fossil-fueled cars, including hybrids
🚗SUVs, including electric ones
🛫Flights, airports, cruise holidays and travel agents
👕Fast fashion

Bristol is now one of 20 UK councils to introduce restrictions on "high carbon" advertising. Which council will be next?? by @adblockbristol

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Thanks to @bristol247 for this deep dive on digital advertising in Bristol.

We're proud that our campaigning has stopped many more digital billboards and ad screens appearing across Bristol, but the number of planning applications keeps rising year after year.

Outdoor advertising degrades our public spaces and their unique, historical character. They advertise massive global corporations that siphon money out of the local economy. And they look 💩

Want to help us block more billboards? Follow us to hear about events and meetings 🙌

Bristol is #betterwithoutbillboards

Read the full article at https://www.bristol247.com/news-and-features/news/surge-in-advertising-screen-approvals-sparks-criticism/ by @adblockbristol

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Adfree co-founder Robbie Gillett was on ITV West Country this week discussing the recent Bristol City Council ad ban for ultra-fast fashion promotions, polluting products, vapes and nicotine.

Watch the full interview at the link in our bio.

Visit AdfreeCities.org.uk to find out more about bringing in ad bans where you live. by @adblockbristol

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Ads for SUVs, and fossil-fueled cars, will no longer be allowed on council-owned advertising spaces like bus shelters or billboards ❤️

SUVs are often sold on the promise of adventure. But the reality is that most are used for school runs and supermarket trips. SUVs are significantly more dangerous to other road users, with children most at risk.

Fossil fuel cars pollute the air around us and are being phased out through government legislations. Continuing to advertise them is a massive barrier to greener travel, cleaner air and healthier cities.

It's great to see Bristol Council taking action to remove these kinds of adverts from our streets.

Find out more at the links in our bio.

#Bristol #SUV #BanFossilAds Image shows a billboard advert for a large car. Superimposed text reads "SUV ads banned" taken in Bristol, United Kingdom by @adblockbristol

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Ads for vapes and nicotine pouches are an increasingly common sight in Bristol as these products become more and more popular.

But under Bristol’s new advertising rules, ads like this one will no longer be allowed on council-owned ad sites.

Specifically, ads for ‘tobacco products or substitute tobacco products, or depictions that represent or imply affiliation or association with the tobacco industry’ will not be permitted.

Whilst vapes may be a good alternative to smoking, or an aid to quitting, the reality is that most vapes and nicotine products are not being sold in this way. In fact, increasing numbers of children are accessing nicotine thanks to these products, which are often advertised and packaged in ways that are designed to appeal to children.

An “Alfabar” vape ad in Bristol was banned by the regulator in 2024 because it appealed to children. Now, thanks to Bristol council’s new Advertising and Sponsorship policy, ads like this won’t appear again on council-owned advertising spaces.

Find our more at the link in our bio.

#BetterWithoutBillboards #Bristol Image shows a mural advert for Velo nicotine pouches painted on a large wall. Superimposed text reads "vape and nicotine ads banned" taken in Bristol, United Kingdom by @adblockbristol

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The Shell billboard ad in this picture appeared in Bristol in 2023. It was later banned by the ad regulator for being misleading about Shell’s green investments.

Our city’s streets shouldn’t be a billboard for major polluters to push their greenwash adverts. Bristol City Council has now approved a policy to ban this kind of fossil fuel advertising from appearing again on council-owned sites like bus shelters.

The policy bans ‘Promotion of firms and associated sub-brands or lobbying organisations that extract,
refine, produce, supply, distribute or sell any fossil fuels’.

Bristol joins councils in Sheffield, Edinburgh and many more in restricting fossil fuel advertising 👏👏

Read more about the new ban at the link in our bio ❤️

#Bristol #BanFossilAds Image shows a Shell advert on a large billboard. Superimposed text reads "Fossil fuel ads banned" taken in Bristol UK by @adblockbristol

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What if every city stopped advertising pollution?

From fast fashion to high-carbon products, advertising shapes what we see, what we normalise, and ultimately the choices we’re encouraged to make.

Bristol has already taken action, banning advertising for high-carbon products and becoming the first council to restrict fast-fashion advertising.

We want to live in a city with healthier neighbourhoods, cleaner air, a stronger local economy, and action on the climate crisis.

With droughts, wildfires and extreme weather showing us the consequences of a changing climate, the question is simple:

What could we change next?

🌍️ Join us. by @adblockbristol

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The UK banned tobacco advertising because we realised it was totally counterproductive to allow companies to advertise products that are killing us, undermining important public health work.

The same is true of high carbon products and services, fast-fashion, gambling, etc.

Where Bristol (and, to be fair, a bunch of other cities) leads, the UK could follow...

Follow @adfreecities @badvertising11 @chrisgpackham2 and get involved in our campaign to make it happen 🙌 by @adblockbristol

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After years of tireless campaigning by Adfree Cities, Adblock Bristol and Carla Denyer, Bristol City Council have officially passed a fossil fuel advertising ban. 🥳

Bristol is following in the footsteps of other cities across the UK and Europe that are refusing to allow the industries that harm public health to use public space to normalise their products and services.

Pressure continues to mount on national government to show climate leadership with a national fossil ad ban.

Help make that happen by joining the campaign 👉 badverts.org

➡️ Swipe through for the story so far, and share to help keep the pressure on. by @adblockbristol

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Bristol becomes the first UK council to ban fast fashion ads on council-owned sites 💕💚

The ban comes as part of a wider policy targeting high carbon advertising in the city. Adverts for fossil fuels, SUVs, petrol and diesel cars, flights and cruises are also banned.

Adfree Cities' Co-director Nicola Wilks said: "As a Bristol resident who cares deeply about climate change and air pollution, I am proud that Bristol has gone even further than other UK councils in curbing polluting ads. It feels like common sense."

Anna Bryher, Policy Lead behind Labour Behind the Label, said: "Advertising accelerates ultra-fast cycles of clothing, with increased emissions, excessive water use and poor working conditions for garment workers."

20 other UK councils have introduced restrictions on high carbon advertising. Many other towns and cities around the world are doing the same, including Edinburgh, Amsterdam, Stockholm and Florence.

Want to see more of this where you live? Find out more at adfreecities.org.uk

💚💚💚 by @adblockbristol

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