Bag habit to break

Do you really need that plastic bag?

This is the question being asked of Carrick retailers and customers during Need A Bag week.

Last year, every person in Northern Ireland used on average nearly 100 single-use plastic bags each. The NAB campaign aims to bring this figure down.

For further information and advice on waste prevention and how to “Get a bag habit” log onto the Rethink Waste website at http://www.rethinkwasteni.org