EnviroTrend is working with councils and communities to help them become Plastic Bag Free Towns.

Here's some great tips from Planet Ark on how your town can become a plastic bag free town.

Make sure your town or suburb is capable of going Plastic Check-out Bag Free.

A town or suburb that is capable of going Plastic Check-out Bag Free has all locally owned supermarkets and retail outlets. This makes it easier as the decision to ban plastic bags can be community driven at the very local level.
Designate a local champion to coordinate your town's Plastic Bag Free campaign.
Talk to local community groups e.g Tidy Towns, Lions or Rotary clubs, that may be able to help you.
Compile a list of retailers in your town that use plastic check-out bags.

It may be useful for you to identify those stores in your area that are already plastic check-out bag free. You can use the names of these retailers when you are persuading other retailers to stop using plastic check-out bags.

• Order paper, calico and polypropylene bags for every retailer to sell.
• Write to all retailers in your town to invite them to join your Plastic Bag Free Town campaign.
• Run an information night for retailers and the local community to attend.
• Make sure you have read through the 'Why are plastic bags a problem' and the 'Frequently Asked Questions' pages on the Planet Ark website www.planetark.org to help you answer questions you may be asked.
• Get retailers to sign off on their commitment to go Plastic Bag Free.
• Decide on a design to go on your town bags.
  By having one design for the whole town you can save money as there will only be one set up cost. This also ties the whole community effort together. EnviroTrend can help design a customised bag using your own artwork and graphics.
• Set a launch date for when your town will be Plastic Check-Out Bag Free.
  This will be when the reusable bag orders arrive and can be distributed throughout the town.
• Make local launch date announcement so all residents are aware of their town going Plastic Check-Out Bag Free.
  Contact all local media to cover this.
• Arrange Plastic Bag Free Town launch day.
  Invite local Mayor to attend and speak.
  Notify all local media to cover launch.

Customised Bags for Your Business or Organisation

If you'd like to do a Enviro-Shopper featuring your logo and business details please contact us for a competitive quote. Minimum order is 1000 bags if printed on a black bag. For coloured bags, a minimum order of 5000 bags bags applies.

A 2 colour print limit applies to all printed bags.

Example of customised bag Dimensions: 32 x 30 x 22cm with 115cm long handle Colour: 2 colour (white & lime green) print on black bag     We'd like to thank Ted at Sublime Photography for the photos on this site. Check out their stunning work at sublimephotography.com.au