1. GRAB media coverage
2. Related useful press reports
1.
So far the GRAB initiative has had a lot of interest from local media. As well as providing a boost for the campaign and information for shoppers, Gloucester Road traders have also benefited from valuable column inches and airtime.
The Bristol Evening Post has written 3 articles about the campaign including: Shops in Gloucester Road Ban Plastic Bags. There have also been pieces in Venue Magazine and Bishopston Matters.
Rowan and Gaby from GRAB have been interviewed alongside local shopkeepers from Bristol Tools and Pearce's Hardware, among others. There have been features on BBC Radio Bristol, GWR, Star, Original and Bristol Community Radio.
GRAB is also popping up on the internet: Street to ditch Plastic on BBC Online with comment from Marcus at The Breadstore and coverage on Bristol Indymedia.
2.
Other related reports that we have found useful and interesting are below.
The Last Great British High Street; The Independent
More of Us Are Shopping Locally; London Evening Standard
Town Dumps Plastic Bags (Modbury); BBC Online
Carried Away with Pride, Modbury a year on...; The Guardian
Stores Given Until Spring To Cut Plastic Bags By 70%; Daily Mail
Q and A: Plastic Bags; The Guardian
The Plastic Bag Debate; The Telegraph
Seas of Shame; 60 Minutes (12 min film, it's worth getting through the 30 second advert before it!)
Polymers are forever; Orion Magazine
Mediterranean Drowning in a Hidden Sea of Plastic Rubbish; The Independent
Plastic Ocean; Best Life