Bags of Enthusiasm
County Press shows off VentBag volunteers (8/2/08)
Eco-friendly bags are being snapped up by Ventnorians as the project catches towns imagination.
Sewing bags in a shop window in the High Street, they got attention and praise. The bags are made from recycled fabrics, doubling their positive eco-impact for the good of the Island.
We recently reported that Hawaii is surrounded by plastic bags and other non-biodegradable rubbish - we don’t want the Island to end up like that!
The project aims to make Ventnor the first plastic-bag-free town on the Island. They hope to make enough to deliver one to every household in the town. “People are already ordering bags” said Shiela, project volunteer.
Action: Get involved, help sew bags!
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September 12th, 2008 at 4:59 pm
Congratulations to Ventnor for planning to be plastic-bag free!
I’m English, but live in Ketchum, Idaho in th Rocky Mountains of America, and tiny little Ketchum is proud to have just become the third transition town in the nation!
Calling ourselves ‘The Bag Ladies’ we are mounting a big drive to rid our valley of plastic bags, and I simply love the idea of getting a shop to let us make bags in their window. Great idea!
My husband and I will be in the Isle of Wight in October, visiting my brother, who, lives outside Yarmouth. Could we possibly get together to swap ideas, and for you to tell me of other transition initiatives? I look forward very much to hearing from you. Diana Fassino.