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We've got a cheese block / smbs one, a william rose, a sainsbury's hessian type, one from dulwich going green and a lovely one from bobees saris which has cane handles. My favourite is William Rose - big enough to get some shopping in, long handles, slightly padded for minimal shoulder dig. Mr BN swears by the cane handled one, though I much prefer something to go over the shoulder in order to maximise grocery heft.


Glad I picked up this thread again. I saw the score-card in SMBS but was bemused as there were no bags or pics (as far as I could see) to choose from. Mystery solved.

Bellenden Belle Wrote:

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> > What is an east dulwich logo??

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> That will be up to the kids!


It seems odd to me that you're letting kids design the ED logo, which is exactly the sort of comment levelled at the new Olympic logo.


It's a great idea to get kids involved in designing the picture on the bag but surely a logo, that can be used again and again for a variety of uses, needs a little more consideration?


Something involving jagged lines and acts of oral pleasure perhaps?

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I also read about the village that completely went plastic bag free. I think the initiative came from a marine biologist who had been studying the effect of plastic bags in the ocean. The local shop keepers were all in agreement to go ahead with the scheme and started using paper or cloth bags. This is something that would be possible in ED I think. I have started saying no when offered plastic bags in shops. In Pret the other day when I refused a bag they gave me a small choc brownie!

Apple thats right and you are right,that lady from moseby Devon the town in question has set an example for us all to follow,i see more people using their own bags,and bringing bags.Watch this space the cloth bag is the first step on the ladder

plasticbagfree.com talks about the implication of plastic bags and really drums in why we need to go plasticbag free.

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Hy Just an update on the ED cloth bags.Application form will be sent off through the greener cleaner scheme.Plus we have had a meeting with southwark which was very positive.We have another meeting in a week with southwark ,keep you guys updated. Thanks again for your support
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Why not just use baskets? People have used them to carry things in for millennia and they are perfectly fit for purpose. They are what people used before we had plastic bags. They are made out of natural materials and will last a lifetime.


Cloth bags are just another disposable product just with a slightly longer lifespan than plastic ones.

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