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