Geccobags19 Chalkpit Lane Dorking Surrey, RH4 1EZ, United Kingdom, 01306 877585, sales@geccobags.co.ukEnvironmentalhttp://www.geccobags.co.uk23:01 04-Sep-2010In The News - Some Prominent Headlines and ArticlesThe Independent: Have your say on plastic bags Following a front page story, Peter Robinson, director of the environmental charity Waste Watch, answers your questions. Published: 15 November 2007... Read More Brighton launches bid to ban plastic bags City leaders last night declared war on waste by launching a bid to ban plastic bags from Brighton and Hove. Councillors voted overwhelmingly to turn the city into a plastic bag-free zone by ordering retailers not to hand them out... Read More What happens to waste -Plastics & plastic bags? In 2001 there was 1,678,900 tonnes of plastic packaging in the waste stream, an increase from 1,600,000 in 2000. Research conducted in September 2000 indicated that UK consumers used eight billion plastic carrier bags per year... Read More Friends of the Earth- How can I help the planet this year? Tips and advice from one of the foremost campaigners for the environment... Read More London Shoppers could face 10p tax on plastic carrier bags Every local council in London is backing changes in the law which would force shops in the capital to charge for carrier bags. If the scheme is successful, the rest of Britain is expected to follow suit... Read More Town of Modbury bans plastic bags The town of Modbury in Devon has become the first place in Britain to ban the plastic bag... Read More Plastic bag killed beaked whale A simple plastic shopping bag caused the death of a beaked whale, known by local researchers as Temata. A classic example of why we should choose to use as few plastic bags as possible... Read More Irish bag tax hailed a success A tax on plastic shopping bags in The Republic of Ireland has cut their use by more than 90%... Read More |