Reducing the amount of plastic bags given away each year has become a target for many companies and businesses of late, from supermarkets to high street retailers. Ayres Road in Old Trafford has become the latest addition to those doing their bit to combat carrier bag use.
Plastic bags are given away every day in their tens of thousands, and most of them get to our houses then get thrown away; at the cost of the environment and the pockets of the traders handing them out. The ‘Ayres Road Cares’ bag could go some way towards reducing the impact on both. The reusable bag, produced by community action group War on Waste in Old Trafford, (WOW-OT), will be available from June for £1.50 per bag at no cost to the retailer, and aims to both reduce plastic bag waste and promote local businesses.
The ‘Ayres Road Cares’ bag has has been designed by local young people and production has been made possible through funding awarded by the Safer Stronger Communities initiative, a fund which is available across England to provide funding for projects that empower communities and improve the condition of Britain’s streets and open spaces.
The fight to reduce the amount of carrier bags being thrown away is the latest in an active track record for WOW-OT, which was formed in Autumn 2005 by the charity ‘Action for Sustainable Living‘. WOW-OT brings together a collective of like-minded residents from the community and has worked to encourage various recycling schemes in Old Trafford, including local exhibitions to promote the recycling effort, litter picking, Christmas tree recycling and door to door canvassing within the local area. To find out more about WOW-OT’s activities, visit their website.
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Tags: bag for life, carrier bags, plastic bags, recycling, WOW-OT