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Europe’s First Plastic Bag Free Town

- Adam Clare

Modbury is a very small town in England that is quiet and quaint, until today. At 8am today Modbury became the first plastic bag free town in Europe. This is great news which comes after San Francisco gave up plastic bags last month.

Modbury may spark a Europe-wide rejection of the dreaded plastic bag.

Spurred by environmental fervour and growing concern about the 100bn or more plastic bags thought to be littering the world and clogging the seas, the town’s 43 traders have unilaterally declared their independence from the plastic bag and have pledged to no longer sell, give away or otherwise provide them to anyone in Modbury for a minimum of six months.

Top 50 Things To Do To Stop Global Warming

- Adam Clare

If you have ever wondered what you can do to help fight climate change look no further! This list covers a lot of things that you can do in your everyday life that will lessen your impact on the environment.

Some examples from the list:

  • Consider the impact of your investments
  • Fly less
  • Eat less meat
  • Cover your pots while cooking

    • Seat 61 Travel Without the Plane

    - Adam Clare

    Here’s a great way to find alternative ways to travel without flying: Seat 61. A lot of the site is focused on rail travel, but don’t worry there is also shipping tips too.

    Maybe you don’t like flying, or are concerned about the environmental impact of flying. Or perhaps you just prefer real travel by train or ship, where the journey is part of the adventure… Either way, this website will tell you how to travel overland comfortably & affordably where you might think that air was now the only option.

    Mottainai Furoshiki

    - Adam Clare

    In Japan the Minster of the Environment has started a neat way to raise awareness about wastefulness.

    “Ms Yuriko Koike, Minister of the Environment, has created the “Mottainai Furoshiki” as a symbol of Japanese culture to reduce waste. Furoshiki is a Japanese traditional wrapping cloth which is used repeatedly in a stylish way. (The utilization of this “Mottainai Furoshiki” will contribute to reducing household waste from plastic bags.) The Minister presented the “Mottainai Furoshiki” at the Senior Officials Meeting on the 3R Initiative held in Tokyo, Japan on March 6-8, 2006″

    Thanks Allison Belisle!

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