CHESHIRE could become a plastic bag free zone to reduce their impact on the environment.
Two councillors are urging the authority to persuade shoppers to abandon “single journey” plastic bags.
They have also called for supermarkets and retailers to introduce charges for plastic bags.
County councillors George Mainwaring and David Newton have placed a motion before the council urging it to support initiatives aimed at local authorities and the retail trade to persuade shoppers not to use the disposable, or “single journey” bags.
Cllr Mainwaring said he had listened to people’s concerns, and added: “As a council, we should be showing a lead.
“We all use plastic bags and we can now play our part by using less and less. We forget there is a cost, there is the initial cost of the oil used in their manu-facturer, then there is the cost of cleaning up after they been discarded. It’s a total waste of valuable resources.
“Cllr Newton and I simply want to see a start to local discussion on the problem and to see Cheshire make an impression.”
