Baglady Shirley Lewis welcomes the news that British PM Gordon Brown ‘may legislate against free plastic bags.’
The Guardian quoted Gordon Brown as saying he was now willing to use compulsion to ensure that other stores follow the lead set last week by Marks and Spencers, who are to charge 5p a bag in future, following a highly successful trial in Northern Ireland.
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Baglady revisits EMU partners Downpatrick and Legamaddy Primary Schools; then learns the bad news about soft plastics, and the good news about cellulose.
Can't see the film? Click to download: 06. Downpatrick.mp4 (24.66 MB)
We were asked to do to Portrush Folkfest, where Baglady talked to locals about the seasonal rubbish problem there. Are people more likely to litter in towns where they don’t live?
Can't see the film? Click to download: 04. Portrush.mp4 (23.12 MB)
Today we revisited the kids from Antrim Primary and St Comgall’s who conducted the Antrim Do You Ever? survey at Tesco in 2005, chatted with Antrim Borough Recycling Officer Danielle McCormick and Michael Kelly from Arc 21, met the staff from recycling charity shop re:store, and heard the opinions to the folks of Antrim in the street. See the results below.
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Fermanagh council has the highest rate of recycling in the UK. But kids from Ballinamallard PS and Scoil Chroí Ró Naofa Clones (Irish Republic) say we’ve still got a way to go to meet their own high standards.
Can't see the film? Click to download: 01. Enniskillen.mp4 (22.21 MB)