Eco-Bag Campaign has Really Grabbed Shoppers' Attention ; Thousands Fewer Carriers Used On Road Thanks to Scheme
Evening Post (Bristol, UK) › September 18, 2009
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IT is now a year since a campaign started in Gloucester Road to reduce the number of plastic bags used by shoppers, and some retailers have already seen a drop of up to 80 per cent in their usage.
This year, Grab (Gloucester Road Alternative Bag) organisers have vowed to continue to press the chain stores on the busy street - Tesco, Somerfield Sainsbury's, Boots, Bottoms Up, Greggs, Oddbins and Peacocks - to reduce their own plastic bag usage.See the full content of this document
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Eco-Bag Campaign has Really Grabbed Shoppers' Attention ; Thousands Fewer Carriers Used On Road Thanks to Scheme
Gaby Solly started Grab 12 months ago, with the aim to make Gloucester Road the first area in Bristol to go plastic-carrier-bag free.
Shoppers are e...See the full content of this document
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