We are happy and proud to publish two endorsement messages from the Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory of SAMS, The Scottish Association for Marine Science.
They came in on October 31, 2008, and are published here with permission:
The message from Prof. Laurence Mee, the Director of SAMS, reads as follows:
"You are entirely right that free plastic bags are a bane of modern society and are causing untold environmental damage. It is amazing that the example of Ireland to charge for plastic bags has not been followed in the UK.
I am pleased to see that supermarkets in Oban offer alternatives but we need to go one step further and charge for the plastic ones!
I fully support your campaign and trust that my colleagues will do the same.
Laurence"
The message from the SAMS Activities Manager & Lecturer in Marine Life Sciences, Dr Anuschka Miller, reads:
"further to Laurence's email, a petition about your cause is currently making its way around the staff at SAMS, finding many supporters.
I moved to the UK from Germany some 17 years ago when free plastic bags started to disappear there. It has always perplexed me how slow the UK – which has otherwise become my home of choice – is in adopting even the simplest and most obvious solutions to environmental problems.
These relatively small gestures can make a huge difference to people's behaviour across many activities and I wish you and us all every success with your initiative!
Anuschka"
Saturday, 15 November 2008
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