Plastic Bag Free Hebden Bridge

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Campaign background

	Web Link	Hits
	London proposes 10p plastic bag levy to save the environment London Councils	134
	Sign the petition We, the customers of Hebden Bridge would like all traders, large and small in Hebden Bridge to cease providing new, un-compostable carrier bags as of September 1st 2007.	110
	Eco Packaging - A new growth market for potatoes An article from "Global Potato News" - British potato farmers could soon be growing a new type of crop - eco-friendly carrier bags and packaging. Scientists have developed .....	118
	Bring your own bag An amazing amount of plastic carrier bags issued.	138
	The message in the waves Watch the trailer to the documentary from the BBC Natural History Unit looking at some of the environmental challenges facing the people and wildlife of the Hawaiian Islands.	110
	Modbury, Devon - the plastic bag free pioneers! Modbury in Devon was the first town in the UK to go plastic bag free and has been the inspiration for the Hebden Bridge bag ladies campaign. Please look at the Modbury site links page.	327
	Heptonstall Post Office Heptonstall post office was the first to go plastic bag free in Hebden Bridge on 1 July 2007	115
	Hebden Bridge Business Association The traders of Hebden Bridge have welcomed this campaign with open arms and really made it happen.	100
	HebWeb HebWeb has supported the campaign	91

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"I don't want a plastic bag thank you, I've got my own bag here"

Seminar

Sat 1^st Dec 2007

How to go plasticbagfree in your town

Modbury, Devon

The traders in Modbury, Devon, were the pioneers of plastic bag free. Please look at their site too by following the link from this site.

Message in the waves

Watch the Message in the Waves trailer

This powerful BBC documentary has triggered a strong desire to reduce the environmental impact of our waste. Plastic carrier bags are really only part of the story, but they are an item that you the consumer can easily take out of the waste stream by simply using an alternative.

BBC Look North

See the BBC Look North item for the campaign. (16 July 2007)

[Courtesy of HebWeb ]

Bag Ladies Mission Statement

The bag ladies is a not for profit community group that exists in order to assist the traders of Hebden Bridge in finding a practical alternative to plastic bags that damage the environment and contribute to climate change. The vision is for a plasticbagfree Hebden Bridge. The objectives are:

To work with Hebden Bridge traders, residents, visitors to the town and with other partners to inform people of the problems with plastic bags.
To promote practical and environmentally friendly alternatives
To conduct research into alternatives
To promote the town and its traders as a plasticbagfree area
To celebrate the towns plasticbagfree achievements

The 'bag ladies' as a group has been a useful media friendly 'vehicle' to promote this campaign.. but we do not own it! If you have strong ideas on how to take the campaign forward then please contact us . We do not wish to hold on tightly to this initiative - afterall we did not start it, we followed Modbury's lead!

- or just go ahead and make changes happen, whether as a trader or a shopper.. and good luck!

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