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This article has been brought to my attention. Good news.
Supermarkets have been told they must slash the number of plastic carrier bags they give to customers by 70 per cent by next spring.
The Government has warned stores that a failure to do so voluntarily will trigger a change in the law to put an end to the distribution of free throwaway bags, dubbed ‘plastic poison’.
Firms would be required to charge for the bags – with money going to environmentally friendly good causes – in a drive to encourage customers to switch to reusable alternatives.
Having sent all our sponsors and people who helped the campaign bags, I was thrilled to get a ‘thank you’ from one of them yesterday which said:-
“[the bags] are splendid and your campaign deserves congratulations for producing such a clever bag.
“No more fiddling about with an elastic band for me from now on: the cunning little press-stud keeps my new bag tightly and neatly closed until it is required!”
I was talking with the Manager of our local Somerfield yesterday and he told me that in the first 8 weeks of this financial year their order for single-use plastic carrier bags was down by two-thirds [2/3rds!] on the same period last year, and this is before they carry-out their planned campaign to get people to use their Bags for Life. He is thrilled and I and the BbC team are thrilled [or, at least, I know they will be when I get a chance to tell them].
When I told the Manager that I would like to run a Follow-Up Campaign on November 8 concentrating mainly on Somerfield, he invited the BbC team into the store and said he was happy for us to stand at the counters chatting to customers about the campaign and giving away our ‘Cleaner, Greener, Banchory’ bags & ‘BAGS’ stickers to anyone who did not have their own bags. He is also happy to have the Aberdeenshire Council Waste Aware bus parked in the car park for the day. I’m not sure if he has ever seen it. It is huge and always attracts a large audience. The Waste Aware team have been very helpful in the past, so it would be great if they could be with us.
Unfortunately, I have found that the re-fitted Co-op [which looks good] is not carrying out the procedures that Head Office outlined to me, but I am hopeful that this will change in the near future.
Do take a look at this [the initial advertisment doesn't last long but can easily be skipped]
http://groups.google.com/group/plasticbagfree/t/33be0b32e01dc6cf?hl=en
I have been sent this site and think it is one that everyone interested in pbf campaigns should visit it. All the facts and information are set-out clearly and succinctly. Take a look.
http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080506/MULTIMEDIA02/80505016
Gotta Love Banchory!
Posted June 27th, 2008 by APBThat’s it…I’m moving to Banchory! ……..
First because of the great primary school, which has just won a national award for their work on plastic bags………………… Well Done!
Second, because not only were they campaign of the week recently, but I love this idea…’Stickers for your Steering Wheel‘ I quote: “So many shoppers tell us that they have left their reusable bags in the car, we had 2,000 of these stickers produced and gave them away with
the bags. “Brilliant!
Thanks for the vote of confidence APB.
The Banchory campaigners are taking a well-earned break over the Summer, but are planning a ‘follow-up’ to the campaign in early November when we think shoppers might need a reminder to keep up their good habit.
The exciting news has just hit Banchory that the Primary 2/3 Class won the Total Total Green Award.
The Green School Awards, organised by the Young People’s Trust for the Environment (YPTE), were launched in 2006 to encourage cross-curricular work on the environment in primary schools and stimulate interest in both conventional and alternative energy sources.
The Awards enable teachers to bring the environment into many areas of study across the national curriculum for England, Wales and Scotland.
Participating schools develop projects which compete for regional awards, with regional award winners then going on to a National Green School Awards final ceremony. Over 100 schools engaged in this national initiative during school term 2006/7.
The national final ceremony is held at London Zoo and Banchory Primary 2/3’s, having won the Scottish Division, caught the ‘Red-Eye’ early flight down from Aberdeen to be present. The winners receive a four day all expenses paid environmental discovery course run by the Trust.
If anyone reading this wants more information visit www.yptenc.org.uk.
WELL DONE to Banchory Primary 2/3’s and to Ruth Macdonald, their teacher.
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