Ventbag

1. Almost in the bag for project

   THE Ventbag project, which aims by next month to make the town the first in the country to be plastic bag free, believes more than 90 per cent of the town’s shops are now behind the scheme.

   News/Environment

   15 August 2008

2. Good news in the bag

   EYE-CATCHING new carrier bags could be showstoppers for shoppers.
   As well as striking to the eye, they’re eco-friendly, too, as they are made from unsold copies of the County Press, and will help raise cash for Island …

   News/

   01 August 2008

3. LESLEY GAINS GREEN AWARD

   A WOMAN who is helping to turn Ventnor green has been given an award by the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE).

   News/Environment

   04 June 2008

4. TOWN SET TO BIN THE PLASTIC BAGS

   PLANS are being laid for Ventnor to bin the bags.
   Drastic plastic bag action is being taken by a town group, which hopes it will spread to make the whole of the Island carrier bag-free, fitting the IW Council’s Eco Island ethos.

   News/

   14 December 2007

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