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Lodz’s day without bags declared success

The mayor of Lodz in central Poland declared 24 January a day without plastic shopping bags and has gone on to declare his action a big success.

Lodz is one of the largest cities in Poland and has been described as being where packaging waste is doing the most damage to the environment.
An environmental campaign calling for people to refuse to have their shopping packed in plastic bags, initiated by
Law and Justice city councilman Krzysztof Piatkowski, appears to have been successful and was so described by the council.

Major supermarket chains such as Tesco, Real, Carrefour and Leclerc have also joined in the “Day Without Plastic Bags”, providing their stores with biodegradable packaging. Many smaller stores did not give plastic bags to their customers unless they asked for them.
“I can’t forbid the distribution of foil bags, even for a day, but I want to convince people to stop using them,” Piotrowski told reporters. “Embarrassment is a good tool. Nobody likes to be put on the spot.”