Boris Johnson launches campaign to bin plastic bags

Bag It Don't Bin It backs Boris Johnson's recently launched campaign to rid London of the plague of plastic bags.  Last month, the Mayor announced plans to make London the first plastic-bag-free city in the UK and in time for the Olympics in 2012. 

 Recognising the extensive and long lasting damage that plastic bags have on the environment, from the begininning of the production process to the end of the use where they swamp land-fill sites or harm wildlife, Boris, like Bag It Don't Bin It and a growing number of eco-bag users in Britain, understand that it's not difficult to stop this problem. 

Through raising awareness of the damage caused by plastic bags and by using incentives to encourage people to change their shopping bag to one made from a natural, sustainable material, such as cotton or jute, the negative impact on the environment is eradicated.

Bravo Boris.

For further information read the Times Online report.