From Saturday, December 1st we’re aiming to make Hay PBF - plastic bag free. The move has the full support of the Chamber of Commerce, the Hay Festival and the majority of shopkeepers in the town, but we need your help to make it happen, too.
It’s incredibly simple. Just bring your own shopping bag into town, the same way your parents did! To encourage you, the Co-op has very generously donated a fairtrade reusable cotton carrier to every household in Hay. In addition, we’re offering Hay-on-Wye branded reusable and environmentally friendly carrier bags to buy from December 1st.
As just one of these cloth bags can replace at least 1000 plastic bags over its lifetime, you can see just how easy it is for you to make a big difference!
If you forget your bag, many shops will be offering a cornstarch one, which is strong, water-resistant and compostable. There’s a small charge of 5p to help retailers cover the cost of these - and to encourage you to switch.
Please join in and support us in this initiative. We think it’s a good move for Hay, and it’s got to be one of the easiest and most effective steps to help the environment you can make.
Many thanks
‘The End of Plastic Bags’ Campaign Team
Hawaii to become Plastic Bag Free
Paia in Hawaii is becoming plastic bag free in April There is a bag auction with circle bags hand painted by fine artists we wanted to tell you about. All the money raised will go toward buying extra re-usable and biodegradable bag inventory to successfully launch Paia No Mo' Plastic Bag !
Go here to see the circle bag auction and bid: http://www.NoMoPlasticBag.com
Sustainable Development Fund
The Sustainable Development Fund has awarded the campaign to make Hay plastic bag free a grant. This money will be used to provide starter packs of cornstarch Biobags to retailers who have requested them – and to pay for the publicity needed to help get the campaign off the ground.
The Co-op has very generously donated a fairtrade reusable cotton carrier to every household in Hay – this is currently being distributed by a band of volunteers, along with a letter outlining the aims of the campaign.
A big thank you to the following retailers for supporting the campaign:
- Addyman Books (2)
- Backfold Books
- Barbara's
- Barber Shop
- Bedecked
- Black Hill Gallery
- Black Mountain Bindery
- Bookends
- Booth Books (2)
- Bowie & Hulbert
- Boz Books
- Brian Platt Cartoons
- Broad St Book Centre
- Brook St Pottery
- Bullring Antiques
- C. Arden
- Café Hay
- Café Royal Fish & Chips
- Chamaeleon
- Charlie Hicks
- Chattels
- Childrens Bookshop
- Clee Thompson & Francis
- Communikate
- Co-Op
- Cotswold Collection
- Country Supplies
- Cutting Room
- Dai & Chris Davies
- Denys Parry
- Fired
- Drover holidays
- Eirean Studio Glass
- Eric Pugh
- FJ Williams
- Fleur de Lys
- Flow
- Flower shop
- Fudge Shop
- Golesworthy's
- Goosy Ganders
- Granary
- Great English Outdoors
- Gym & Tonic
- Hay Antiques Market
- Hay Makers
- Hay Wholefoods
- Health Matters
- Horsewise
- Hour Glass
- J.M. Penning
- Jenesis
- Jigsaw World
- Jones Home Hardware
- La Maison
- Library
- Lion Antiques
- Little Houses
- Llewellyn & Co
- Londis
- Lucinda's
- Marijana Dworski
- Mayall
- McCartneys
- Mikell
- Monica's
- Mostly Maps
- Murder & Mayhem
- Nepal Bazaar
- Number Two
- Old Forest
- Olde Curiosity Shoppe
- Outcast Books
- Oxfam
- Oxford house
- P.S.M
- Pavement Photography
- Pemberton's
- Pinewood Beauty
- Red Cross
- Russell Baldwin
- RM Jones Pharmacy
- Sandwich Seller
- Satori Designs
- Sensible Bookshop
- Shepherd's
- Shoes @ Number Two
- Sigi
- Silent Voices
- Spar
- St Michael's Hospice
- Stable Café
- Sullivans of Hay
- The Bookshop/Pavement
- Tom's Records
- Tourist Info Bureau
- Vision & Sound
- Williams Butchers
- Wine Vaults
- Wool & Willow
- Wye Gallery