Plastic Bag Free Petition to the House of Commons
On 2nd October 2010, the Plastic Bag Free Penrith team took did a Bag Swap for shoppers to swap plastic bags for a new PACT cotton bag.
We also asked shopper to sign a petition to the House of Commons calling for a charge to be introduced in England on single use plastic carrier bags. Almost 500 signatures were collected on the day, with more collected later; the petition will be handed in by our MP Rory Stewart.