I know it is only June and it is far too hot to be thinking of Christmas shopping and snow falling. However, a group of eager UK citizens are pushing to make Christmas 2007 plastic-bag free!

We Are What We Do is trying to make using plastic as evil as wearing fur is currently perceived.

BBC writes

The group aims to have a “Plastic Ain’t My Bag” logo in “every window in every shop in every high street in the country by Christmas”.

Shops will be asked to not automatically give out plastic bags while shoppers will be asked not to take a bag unless they really need one and to reuse an old plastic bag or carry an eco-friendly shopping bag.

“Wouldn’t it be great if carrying a plastic bag was as unfashionable as wearing fur this Christmas?” asked co-founder Eugenie Harvey of We Are What We Do. “There’s no question that there’s a heightened awareness about the environment. This campaign feeds into that and is one of the simple, practical things that everyone can do to improve the environment – every bag we take ends up in landfill and takes up to 500 years to decay.

“Unless it’s impractical or your purchase is embarrassing, ask yourself whether you really need a plastic bag.”

Several versions of their cloth bags will be on sale in participating stores from now to Christmas. So you can be green and stylish while shopping! What more could you ask for this holiday season?

via bbc