Government plans to reduce plastic bags by 12 billion
18 March 2008
In last week’s Budget, Alistair Darling stated that the Government would bring in legislation in 2009 to reduce the number of plastic bags in use by 12 billion – unless companies cut usage themselves. Bags of Change supports the Chancellor’s efforts but why not a complete ban and why not now?!
To date, many countries have taken action to discourage the use of plastic bags including Australia, Bangladesh, Ireland, Italy, South Africa, Taiwan and parts of India. So surely we don’t need another year to change our habits for the better.
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Brown gets drastic on plastic
29 February 2008
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Evesham TC supports plastic bag ban
11 February 2008
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China to ban free plastic bags
21 January 2008
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Bags of Change is voted 'Best Green Company' in England
20 December 2007
Bags of Change voted ‘Best Green Company’ in Green England Awards.
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Shop Local First, say Friends of the Earth (and we agree!)
26 November 2007
21 Nov. Friends of the Earth have hit back at the recent Competition Commission report on supermarkets saying it failed to grasp the value of local shops.
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Bags of Change welcomes the PM's pledge to ban plastic bags
26 November 2007
19 Nov. In his first first major speech on climate change since becoming PM, Gordon Brown has declared that “we can eliminate single-use disposable bags altogether in favour of long-lasting and more sustainable alternatives.”
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Bags of Change discovers blogging
26 November 2007
Welcome to our first ever blog. There’s so much we wanted to share with you – from the banning of plastic bags and supporting local shops to the palm oil debate and other ethical shopping issues – and we also want to hear what you have to say. So we thought, what better way than a blog? More coming soon….
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