Thousands leave plastic behind in shops on day of action
Irish activists engage in a ‘shop and drop’ to highlight levels of unwanted packaging
A "shop and drop” initiative aims to highlight excessive packaging by encouraging shoppers to politely remove packaging and leave it at the checkout of their local supermarket.
Thousands of shoppers across the country left their unwanted plastic packaging behind them at their local supermarket on Saturday after removing it from their purchased items, in a “shop and drop” day of action.
More than 400 volunteers registered for the campaign day with Friends of the Earth (FoE) Ireland, which organised the event with Voice.