It is heartening to see many, many more customers than even just a year ago bringing their own bags to do their shopping. Of course, until only just a few decades ago, that was the norm. How quickly we forget!
It is equally heartening to see more and more shops handing out fewer and fewer plastic bags, and turning to recyclable and/or fully biodegradable options in those cases where well-packaged goods require another layer, or customers did not bring their own bags.
And it is encouraging to notice how many shops charge for the bags they do hand out. Many of them do not use the money to pay for their overheads but donate it to a charity of their choice -- and we all know how charities and NGOs have suffered in this horrendous economic "downturn".
Nonetheless, a lot of plastic (and other) rubbish still blights the streets and shrubberies, garden fences, trees and vacant lots of Oban and its environs.
Please help keep Oban tidy. Sign the No More Trash
Litter Pledge:
I promise to do my part to make and keep Oban litter free.
I promise to keep my house, my garden and my town clean and free of trash.
I will throw my trash away and pick up trash when I see it.
I will tell my family and friends about No More Trash!
A suggestion for teachers: Adapt the pledge for your classroom.
A suggestion for the Council: Follow the example of Colchester Borough Council and erect anti-littering signs at gateways into Oban to prevent people from dropping their unwanted rubbish.
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