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Goodbye plastic (for now) 3:15pm on 01 Aug 2008 Good on you! and although I suspect that I'll struggle to eliminate plastic from my life, I'll certainly try to follow your example (and your blog).
For nearly two years now I have been running what, at least at first, felt like a one-man campaign against plastic bags in Deptford (SE London). The local shopkeepers now all know better than to offer me a plastic bag; and I'm delighted to say that cotton bags are an increasingly familiar sight on Deptford High Street. Indeed, Lewisham Council have actually produced cotton bags bearing the slogam 'Shop Local in Deptford/Lewisham/Forest Hill/etc. I'd take their green commitment more seriously if they gave these bags away rather than charging 2GBP, but I suppose it's a start...

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