Hello,
Thank you for logging on to the Modbury plastic bag
free website.
On May 1st 2007, Modbury hit the international headlines as being the first UK town to turn its back
on plastic shopping bags.
All of the Modbury traders stopped issuing plastic bags and started
selling reuseable, and biodegradable bags instead.
In Modbury it's not just carriers bags, it's All shopping bags.
The Modbury deal is : If a trader puts any product into a bag for a customer, then that bag is not to be made from plastic.
Now, we are working at reducing our plastic packaging in other ways.
We can't really stop the prepackaged items that come into the town, but we can certainly stop what packaging we as traders use and handout.
This campaign is something any community can do, all you have to do is
work together to achieve it.
If all of us can do it, so can you!
Every community is different, and your community and traders will be different
to the ones found here, so there is no such thing as a Modbury blueprint.
However we hope that the information and links we have supplied will inspire
and help you.
Each month, more and more towns in the UK are working to become plastic bag free.
Modbury has already had a large number of visits from small
delegations wanting their towns to go plastic bag free.
If you wish
to see how its working here in Modbury for yourself please feel
free to drop by.
The traders are more then happy to answer your
questions in person.
Our warmest wishes
and best of luck to you all