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Plastic Bag Free is a place for campaigners and interested parties to come together to discuss issues around making the UK a plastic bag free country.
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Environmental friendly is the need
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We are the manufacturer of plastic packaging for flexible packaging
company. Our vacuum packaging bags is also used for cosmetic packaging
supplies. Our biodegradable bags are used for coffee bags. Our
packaging bags is also manufactured for plastic measurement scoop for
powder and protein powder packaging in stand up pouches and resealable... more »
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Please ask your MP to sign Early Day Motion 2935
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If any of you are still out there, please ask your MP to sign the
Early Day Motion calling for a plastic bag free Olympics and UK
legislation on plastic bags (sponsored by Greener Upon Thames members'
MP Zac Goldsmith). Write a letter, email, or attend or their surgery
- MPs need to know that their constituents would like them to do... more »
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Winterval email
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Dear all, This is my replacement for a Winterval card. (It's less polluting than the post.) Here's a joke to warm a cold day. A Banker, Teacher, Tory MP & Daily Mail reader are sat around a table. On the table is a plate of 10 biscuits. The Banker scoffs 9 of the biscuits. Then the Tory turns to the Daily Mail reader & whispers in his ear "Watch out, that teacher is after your biscuit."... more »
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Italy has banned plastic bags
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Hey, Banning plastic bags? This time it's not just a city, or a county, but a whole country! No More Plastic Bags In Italy Italy has banned plastic bags, beginning January 1, 2011. Planet Ark reports: Italians use about 20 billion bags a year -- more than 330 per person -- or about one-fifth of the total used in Europe, according to Italian environmentalist lobby Legambiente.... more »
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PACT Petition to the House of Commons calling for bag levy in England
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Hello - the Penrith Transition Town group PACT Resources and Waste
group has been running a Plastic-Bag-Free Penrith campaign for a
while. After surveying shoppers last year and traders this year,
we're doing a Bag Swap and petition-sign this Saturday.
The petition asks for a levy on single use carrier bags in England.... more »
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Banchory bags Campaign
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The bulldozers are busy, so it looks as if the Tesco Store is finally going to be built on the outskirts of Banchory. There are very mixed views among residents about this. The main concerns are that it will adversely affect the High Street shops and the visual appearance of the store will spoil what... more »
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Plastic bag Free day this year?
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Is anyone planning to have a Plastic Bag Free day this year? Our group would like to do something this year, as long as it's not too soon. I've found a couple of references to events gone or soon: [link] [link]... more »
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Defra letter on plastic bags
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Deb Garnett from our campaign group wrote to Defra in February asking for the government to introduce a plastic bag levy. The reply she got is here:
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The reply says that Defra is reviewing progress on plastic bag reduction this summer, and also reviewing their approach to this... more »
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