Case studies

There are a host of businesses, communities and schools in the South West who are taking action to help safeguard the future of the region, and the planet as well. Our first case study featured Modbury, the first place in Britain to ban the plastic bag, and our second one is about a Devon based business working to reduce its environmental impact. If you have an interesting story to add, please contact swdebates@southwestrda.org.uk. 

 
From Scotland to the Channel Islands the cry goes up: 'Banish the plastic bag' 
 
When the small Devon town of Modbury became the first in Europe to reject plastic bags in its shops six months ago cynics said traders and the public would soon tire of their experiment and go back to oil-based polyethylene normality....... Modbury case study 
 

 
One of the largest organic vegetable home delivery box schemes in the UK... 
Riverford Organic Vegetables Ltd. runs one of the largest organic vegetable home delivery box schemes in the UK and has teamed up with the University of Exeter to assess and reduce the company's environmental impact. Read more....Riverford Case Study (Adobe Acrobat Reader Document - 73.85kb)