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Wed, 14 Jul 2021
A scheme that showcases businesses that have taken action to become plastic free has been launched on the Island.
The Plastic Free Business Scheme, will be run by local beach cleaning charity Beach Buddies.
Businesses that join the scheme will be presented with certificates and window stickers to display, and provided with support and advice in making practical changes.
The stickers will make businesses easily identifiable to potential customers, allowing the public to make informed choices about the businesses they support.
Geoffrey Boot MHK, Minister for Environment, Food and Agriculture, said: ‘This scheme will celebrate the businesses that are making huge strives to reduce plastic litter, and marine pollution in our Biosphere, and will hopefully encourage others to follow suit. We must now move away from single use fossil fuel based plastics, and this is a good step in that direction’
Bill Dale, Founder of Beach Buddies said: “Many cafes, bars and food outlets on the Island have already chosen to go plastic-free, but many have not, so a project like this makes a lot of sense and will hopefully encourage everyone to get involved. As a UNESCO Biosphere reserve, we should be taking decisions like this and setting an example.”
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