Plastic Bag Free Day in Ponty
December 8, 2008 « Previous Page — Next Page »
Pontypridd’s plastic bag free day is almost here!
The popular shopping destination could be the first plastic bag free town in Wales if leading environmentalists in the county borough have their way.
Rhondda Cynon Taf Council is supporting Pontypridd Women’s Institute and Friends of the Earth in their campaign to make Pontypridd plastic-bag free with a special awareness day taking place this Friday.
Shopkeepers and market traders throughout the town are being encouraged to stop giving out plastic bags to shoppers in an effort to reduce the quantity sent to landfill. Pontypridd is the first town in Wales to date to launch such an exciting scheme.
Around 13 billion plastic bags are given free to UK shoppers every year. The bags can take between 400-1,000 years to break down, and like all forms of plastic they do not biodegrade and can contaminate soil, waterways and oceans, entering the food chain when ingested by animals.
Last year the Devonshire town of Modbury became synonymous with environmentalists as the first community in Europe to become plastic shopping bag-free.
Members of Pontypridd Women’s Institute, Friends of the Earth and Rhondda Cynon Taf Council’s Streetcare Team, are determined to make the first plastic bag free day a total success.
Plastic Bag Free Pontypridd will take place in the town centre on Friday December 12th.
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