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Plastic bag free Modbury inspires other towns

It was difficult to miss the headlines last spring when Modbury became the first town in Europe to say 'no' to using carrier bags. Over the last few months even more South Hams shops have followed suit!

The Co-op in Modbury went plastic bag free on Saturday 28 April along with the other retailers in the town. In July 2007, Co-op stores in Newton Ferrers and South Brent joined the movement that wants to see bags being re-used or recycled.

The picturesque market town of Modbury, with a population of just 1,650, became famous overnight when all 43 traders in the town turned to more environmentally sensitive ways of wrapping their customers' purchases.

Rebecca Hosking: "Plastic bags don't degrade, they simply break up into smaller and smaller pieces and remain in the environment."

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