Plastic Bag Ban for Hurghada
calendar_monthMarch 05, 2009
“It’s time to break the carrier bag habit. It’s not difficult, it’s not painful, but it IS responsible. Let’s stop the talking and see some action.” Sir Stuart Rose, M&S Chief Executive In April 2009 the governor of the Red Sea will enforce a plastic bag ban within Hurghada. After this date, local shops and supermarkets will not be able to supply free plastic shopping carrier bags to its customers. Instead, customers will be given the opportunity to purchase a re-usable bag. The ban, which has received the full support of the council and many large business operators, will replicate successful models used in many towns throughout Europe and HEPCA’s role will be to manage the public awareness campaign to support the ban. The ‘One Bag at a Time’ campaign will be visible throughout shops and supermarkets over the coming months and will provide education and information for all Hurghada residents. It is hoped that the ban will lead to a larger aim of cleaning up Hurghada. How will the ban affect you? You can easily adapt to the new rules by observing the following: • Re-use old shopping bags – take them with you to the shops. • Purchase a stronger plastic or material (cloth) bag to use for your groceries and shopping items. • Tell people about the ban and the positive reasons for it! • Become a HEPCA fan on facebook and join our discussion group – This month we are sharing ideas for re-using old plastic bags.
