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The Green Store Scheme

The UK goverment is being so slow in bringing in green legislation. I'm still surprised that there is no tax on plastic carrier bags a la Ireland and many other European countries. 

 I'm hatching a plan to start a Green Store Scheme whereby stores can voluntarily join forces with the policy of 'to show or support of reducing waste, we will only give you a plastic bag if you pay' with the proceeds going to a worthy eco-cause. Need to get the ball rolling in the private sector! It would require a lot of planning, canvassing, PR and a few willing high profile stores to start the trend. I'm thinking each store would carry a poster and information on conserving, recyling and reusing. The one catch - I'd need to quit working to have time to even get to step 1. Any volunteers?
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Anonymous said…
One year after writing this and talking about ideas on how to start this Green Store scheme, Marks & Spencers actually did exactly what I outlined, and then Tescos introduced bag reduction initiatives. And when I go into the supermarkets now, I'd say about 1/2 or more people now bring their own bags. A huge reversal! Clearly there was an anti-plastic bag zeitgeist just waiting to happen. It's fantastic to see how quickly people can change their habits. And businesses/store, too.
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