The Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) is putting its weight behind 'The Reusable Bag Campaign', launched today by WRAP (the Waste & Resources Action Programme).
The Campaign, which encourages people to reuse durable bags for their shopping trips, will see two pilot schemes run in Bristol and Edinburgh, beginning on 19 September. It will run for six weeks and is supported by a number of high street retailers including ASDA, Boots, CoOp / Scotmid, Somerfield, Tesco and Waitrose.
SRC, Director, Fiona Moriarty says: 'They welcome the pilot scheme organized by WRAP as an innovative way of encouraging consumers to make a conscious effort to reduce the number of plastic bags currently in circulation.
'This is an opportunity for consumers to make a positive impact on the environment by thinking globally, but acting locally.'
The Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) was launched in April 1999 as a retail trade association for the full range of retailers in Scotland, from the major high street retailers and supermarkets to a number of trade associations representing smaller retailers. As a sector, retailing in Scotland employs 261,000 people (one in ten of the workforce) in 26,500 outlets across Scotland, accounting for turnover estimated at £19 billion in 2002.
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