A plastic bag free Fife?
We noticed recently that Friends of the Earth Fife are promoting their ‘Fife Plastic Bag Campaign’.
The group is currently working with shop-keepers and other community groups to rid Kinghorn and Burntisland of plastic bags in 2009. Use of plastic bags almost inevitably leads to unsightly and dangerous litter which can also harm wildlife. Additionally the manufacture of bags causes pollution. In Fife we have the power to change all this - by refusing to accept plastic bags when shopping.
If you agree, then please head over to sign the petition and register your support for a plastic bag ban in the towns, and to show your support for shops that choose to ban the bag. You can find out more about the campaign on the Friends of the Earth Fife website.
Also, tell as many people as you can about the plan to make Kinghorn and Burntisland plastic bag free in 2009.
Did you know that the first place in Scotland to start a ‘plastic bag free’ campaign was the town of Selkirk in the Scottish Borders. On 4th April 2008, Selkirk became Scotland's first plastic bag free town. Why not let’s show that Fife can do the same?