Plastic Bags

The Welsh town of Chepstow is the most recent to declare itself 'plastic free'. PAUL MILES reflects on the subsequent media frenzy, the community's unwavering enthusiasm, and their long-term goals

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Many plastic bags end up as waste on our streets, parks and beaches. Rosie Barnes' photographs capture these blots on the landscape

Welsh Government says a charge is the only way to reduce plastic bag use further and encourage reuse

Sylvia Rowley examines Rebecca Hosking's tips to rid your town of plastic bags

Sylvia Rowley examines Rebecca Hosking's tips to rid your town of plastic bags

It’s fair to say that we have our share of robust discussions in this office. Opinions get aired, fingers get pointed, occasionally voices get raised. It’s all in a good cause. Setting the world to rights isn’t always a civilised tea party.

The local council in San Francisco, California, has set a precedent by becoming the first US city to vote to ban large supermarkets from handing out plastic bags, Reuters has reported.

Convenient, flimsy, costly, cynical, manipulative, wasteful, deadly...we'll never forget the plastic bag