Bring Your Own Bag
Say no to plastic Bags!
This Campaign is sponsored by the East Cost Trail Association, Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society - NL Chapter, Wellness Coalition Avalon East, Sierra Club of Canada, The City of St. John's, Northeast Avalon ACAP, and the NLEN.
In the News
Check out these links to News articles about Plastic Bags.
Nain Votes to Ban Plastic Bags
July 24, 2009
The community of Nain has become one of the first places in Newfoundland and Labrador to ban plastic shopping bags. The community, with a population of approximately 1,200, goes through more than 100,000 plastic shopping bags each year. The ban is expected to go into effect on Nov. 30.
ECTA and City of St. John’s launch Campaign to Clean Up Plastic Bags
September 10, 2008
The East Coast Trail Association (ECTA) and the City of St. John’s announced a joint campaign to clean up plastic bags littering the Sugarloaf Path near the Robin Hood Bay regional landfill site. The campaign will extend to encouraging the public to sharply reduce their use of plastic shopping bags.
Loblaws, Sobeys Put a Wrap on Plastic Bags
November, 2008
Canada's two largest grocery chains, Loblaw Companies Limited and Sobeys, are putting a lid on the use of plastic shopping bags.
January 2008
A CBC production outlining the history of plastic bag use, with links to resources and a map showing cities and countries around the world which have banned plastic bags.
A Wikipedia article on the garbage patch in the Pacific Ocean which includes many small particles of plastic.
Plastic Forest on Sugarloaf Path
Some Photos from the cleanup of Sugarloaf Path on the East Coast Trail in the Fall of 2008
Read the Fall and Winter 2008 newsletters from the East Coast Trail Association for more pictures and information about the 'Plastic Forest' cleanup, and why you should say no to plastic bags!
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