Aylsham Plastic Bag FREE Survey

Some six months after Aylsham became Norfolk's first Plastic Bag FREE Town, Norfolk County Council carried out a survey to see how the scheme was going.

10 Minute Observation Survey Methodology

Shoppers were observed in the town centre an leaving various supermarkets for ten minute periods during which time notes a tally of bag was taken of the number of shoppers using:

1. Reusable bags
2. No bags for purchases (i.e. carrying purchases loose)
3. Plastic bags.

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