Modbury's plastic bag decision: where it all started
The small town of Modbury has hit the headlines for all the right reasons. All 43 of its local shopkeepers have agreed to stop giving away or selling plastic carrier bags. It all started with Rebecca Hoskins. Rebecca contacted local traders, starting with ones she knew personally and gave them plenty of information about the damaging effects of plastic carrier bags, and more importantly, gave them information about more environmentally-friendly alternatives. She then moved onto the other traders, enlisting the help of some of the converts when necessary.
If all of this sounds like hard work, that’s because it is hard work. Rebecca did her research and spent time and effort to convince the local traders of the benefits to the environment of using bio-degradable and ethical shopping bags and the incredibly destructive effect plastic carrier bags have on marine wildlife. Take a look at their website plasticbagfree.com for more information. It will make you never want to use a plastic bag again.
If the good people of Modbury can manage without plastic carrier bags, we can all manage without plastic carrier bags. Way to go Modbury.
