Co-op bags plastic change
A shop is leading the way in the drive to consign the plastic bag to history.
Shoppers at the Southern Co-op store in Emsworth will no longer be able to pick up a free plastic bag at the checkout to stuff full of shopping.
Instead they will have to pay five pence for a corn starch bag, which can afterwards be put in the compost heap to decompose.
Emsworth Business Association launched a bid for the town to go plastic-bag-free last year, and the Co-op has taken up the challenge.
Ted Merdler, marketing manager at Southern Co-operatives, said: 'We are delighted to be able to encourage a reduction in the amount of plastic bags used.'
The Co-op held a competition for youngsters to launch the first day of scrapping its carrier bags yesterday.
Local children were asked to create a collage showing how they thought Emsworth would look in the future if people continued to use as many carrier bags as they do at the moment.
The full article contains 178 words and appears in NS-City newspaper.
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Last Updated:
01 April 2008 9:51 AM
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Source:
NS-City
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Location:
Portsmouth
