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Market Towns Going Green
DAVE PARKERChief Officer
Skipton Town Council
THE PROBLEMTHE PROBLEM
THE PROBLEMTHE PROBLEM
• 200 MILLION BAGS A YEAR END UP AS LITTER
• AVERAGE USE – 12 MINUTES
• 1000 YEARS TO BREAK DOWN
THE INSPIRATIONTHE INSPIRATION
•MODBURYSOUTH DEVON
•HEBDEN BRIDGEWEST YORKSHIRE
LEARNING FROM OTHERSLEARNING FROM OTHERS
We are asking YOU, the people of Skipton and our visitors to
say “NO I DON’T NEED A PLASTIC
BAG, THANKYOU”
For a Greener Skipton
THE ISSUESTHE ISSUES
•SIZE OF THE TOWN
•SUCCESS OR FAILURE
•NATIONAL MULTIPLES
PARTNERSHIP WORKINGPARTNERSHIP WORKING
• TOWN COUNCIL
• DISTRICT COUNCIL
• CHAMBER OF TRADE
• LOCAL MEDIA
THE CONCEPTTHE CONCEPT
THE SKIPTON CHARTER
THE SKIPTON CHARTER
LAUNCHING THE SCHEME - part 1LAUNCHING THE SCHEME - part 1
LAUNCHING THE SCHEME – part 2LAUNCHING THE SCHEME – part 2
BACK TO THE MULTIPLESBACK TO THE MULTIPLES
• TESCO
• MORRISONS
• CO-OPERATIVE
• SPAR
SOURCING THE ALTERNATIVESSOURCING THE ALTERNATIVES
THE REALITYTHE REALITY
50%SUMMER
2008 ?
OUTSTANDING ISSUESOUTSTANDING ISSUES
• HOW DO WE MAINTAIN MOMENTUM?
• THE MARKET
• WHAT DO WE DO NEXT?
THE SKIPTON CHARTER