How can I help reduce the number of plastic bags used?
In addition to saying NO to plastic bags at supermarkets, you can help reduce plastic bags at convenience stores and take away food shops. These retailers account for 47% of single use plastic shopping bags. You can help in the following ways: 1. Keep a reusable bag in your car or handbag to use for unexpected purchases 2. Don’t accept a plastic bag from a take away store if you are eating the food in the shop or close by. 3. If you have placed a big order at a take away store, ask for the food to be packed in a cardboard box that can later be recycled.
