Manningtree, a town of 800 inhabitants located on the edge of the North Sea in the United Kingdom, obtained the status of "commune without plastic" on Monday.
It is the smallest municipality in the country to obtain this title, reports the
BBC
relayed by
Ouest France
.
The city owes this success to Bekki Bibko, a 40-year-old mother who has never stopped mobilizing her neighbors on the subject.
In 2020, the Briton had a realization: the is not enough.
As sorting does not reduce the number of household waste, she understood that it was necessary to directly reduce the use of.
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Collective cleanings
The forties first organized waste collection marches in the city, which brought together a growing number of participants.
Little by little, the inhabitants began to adopt new uses, such as the use of reusable garbage bags, details
Ouest France
.
The mother of the family continued her zero waste fight by meeting merchants and elected officials of the town.
His call was widely heard.
Since then, plastic packaging has been banned in the city and the mother now intends to convince the surrounding municipalities.
“We are all temporary tenants of this planet, and it is our duty to leave these territories in good condition,” the 40-year-old told the
BBC
.
“There is the question of waste, but I hope that we can start stronger changes, on transport, agriculture.
The more of us there are, the more we can do.
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