Why is Modbury important?

Posted by Keshav Jain on

            Modbury was a not so famous village in England which came to the spotlight in 2007. It secured a place in history with a life-changing decision to ban plastic carry bags forever. Thanks to the efforts of Rebecca Hosking, Modbury is the world’s first ever plastic bag free zone.



           Rebecca screened her documentary Message in the Waves for the local shop owners of her hometown who were stunned to see the disastrous effect of plastic on marine environment. Crushed by the impact of the film, the shopkeepers decided to stop giving plastic bags. After a successful trial run for six months, plastic bags permanently disappeared from Modbury. They now use biodegradable cornstarch bags and reusable cotton, jute or paper bags.



Picture Credit : Google



 







Trackbacks

Trackback specific URI for this entry

Comments

Display comments as Linear | Threaded

No comments

Add Comment

Enclosing asterisks marks text as bold (*word*), underscore are made via _word_.
Standard emoticons like :-) and ;-) are converted to images.
E-Mail addresses will not be displayed and will only be used for E-Mail notifications.
To leave a comment you must approve it via e-mail, which will be sent to your address after submission.