Barry Packaging

The plastic bag levy was first introduced in Ireland on the 4th March 2002 at the rate of 15 cent per bag. Its primary purpose was to reduce the consumption of disposable plastic bags by influencing consumer behavior.All levies are transferred to a government environment fund used for future environmentally friendly initiatives. It had an immediate effect on consumer behavior with a decrease in plastic bag usage from an estimated 328 bags per capita to 21 bags per capita overnight. The charge for the bags although not a lot, was enough for people to realise that it was easier to…

We’re looking for some help to design our next range of quirky bags . All you have to do is go to www.istockphoto.com ,your username isBarrybags , password is barrybags , add any photos you think would make a nice bag to the light box and thats it! Thanks for your imagination! ]]>