A GROUP of Grove traders have set a precedent in the town by banning or bagging plastic carriers.
Disposable plastic bags which are said to kill thousands of marine animals a year and fail to break down. In Australia about 4 million are dished out by retailers every year.
But Murfs Surf Shop, Ocean Grove Newsagency and Elvis Parsley fruit and veg store have taken their own stand and hope to set a standard others will follow.
Murfs has just turned in its second bag free summer, the newsgency ditched them six weeks ago and Elvis Parsley has been offering customers a series of four alternatives and incentives to do the right thing for several months.
Newsagency owners Clinton and Cathy Stahl “because it’s environmentally the right thing to do”.
Clinton said they would like to see the whole town go ‘plastic bag free’.
Murfs is also using the sale of the bags to help the environment – the proceeds of which go to SurfAid.
• The Ocean Grove Voice is backing the campaign to rid the town of plastic bags. We’ll offer a free advert for every new retailer who pledges to do away with the bags.
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