The press release header read : “Man Sits in World’s Largest Reusable Shopping Bag to Raise Environmental Awareness about Plastic Bags”

So naturally I thought it was a joke. It’s not, and I love every minute of this article. Creativity gets you everywhere in this world…

Sure, it’s been a while since I’ve blogged, but that doesn’t mean that nothing has happened! Quebec is considering a 20 cent tax for plastic bags, Loblaws in Milton, ON is the first retailer in Canada to not offer plastic bags at the checkout, and the Kerala government in India banned plastic bags.

But this story touches everyone. An English community is currently voting on designs for new cotton bags which will then be manufactured in Mumbai, India. The English community (Overton) is hoping to go plastic bag free by the end of November.

I know I’ve mentioned before how much I adore and respect the UK for many many reasons, but their environmental stewardship is certainly close to the top of that list. Now if we could only bring another batch of those Anya Hindmarch bags to North America…!