I'm all for a plastic bag ban, obviously. Thing is, it's tough to change people's habits, especially when we live in a society that is telling us to consume all the time. How will we bring home all the tat being pushed on us without plastic bags?

Too bad more communities aren't ready to take a page from Modbury in Devon's book:

Wicker baskets, rucksacks and reusable bags of every shape and size swing from the arms of shoppers in the bustling town of 1,500 people. But if you're spotted with a plastic one you risk becoming a social pariah.--From the guardian environmental blog.

Being green, not using plastic bags, recycling, composting, reducing your carbon footprint one day will be the norm. There will be a day when people who litter, generate bins full of rubbish and don't recycle will be social pariahs. It's happening. It's going to be slow though. People don't want to sacrifice, give up their creature comforts, make life moderately less easy for themselves.

On a slightly different note.

Question one: I've been wondering whether online grocery shopping and home delivery might not be very green. I can see how home delivery is good for the elderly. However do we really need all these Tesco and Sainsbury vans driving around? I don't know. Probably not.

Question two: Why do people litter? I thought it was clearly not acceptable to litter. I live in London, which is awash with litter. People litter with impunity. It's not just the kids either, it's everyone. I think if we're talking about the environment, we should take the opportunity to remind people that littering is disgusting.