If you’ve managed to avoid the news of last week's Budget altogether, we salute you!
Among the ‘green’ changes is the intention to levy a Tax on plastic carrier bags if shops do not do more to charge for their use by 2009.
At Home and Garden Gifts we are always trying to find new and practical ways of being green, and we think we might just have this one sewn up!
Fizbags are an inexpensive alternative to buying those slightly thicker ‘green’ plastic bags from the supermarket. The difference is that they are larger and last longer, so you only need to use an average of 4 on your weekly shop. Fizbags can be folded easily into a co-ordinating pouch around the size of a mobile phone, so are simple to carry when not in use.
Fizbags also give you options. Instead of having to carry your shopping by hand, you can carry it in a shoulder bag instead. The shoulder bag design is comfortable to carry and sturdy enough to cope when fully laden with groceries! The range of colours and designs available is constantly being updated, so check back for new additions to our range! As a result, Fizbags are a very stylish way to reduce your impact on the environment.
At such a reasonable price, the economic advantages of buying Fizbags instead of plastic bags match the environmental benefits! To make doubly sure we are actually reducing our carbon footprint, all Fizbag packaging is biodegradable and/or recycled and no excess packaging is used.
Here are just a few plastic bag facts you should know...
• 13 billion plastic bags are given out annually in the UK
• If everyone in the UK tied their annual plastic bag consumption together, the chain would go around the earth 500 times!
• Plastic bags take over 1,000 years to degrade, eventually breaking down into small toxic particles contaminating the soil and waterways
For your chance to beat the budget and win a multi gift pack of three carrier and three shoulder Fizbags, just answer the following question:
How many glass bottles and jars do we use each year?
a) 1 billion
b) 4 billion
c) 6 billion
Please email your answer, name and contact email to competiton@homeandgardengifts.co.uk and mark ‘'Fizbags' as the subject by midnight 31st March 2008.
Good luck!
