What a wonderful idea

Quick update on the "Take a Bag, Leave a Bag" initiative.

Borrowed off Brent Lindeque, South Africa’s Good Things Guy…

I love the idea and concept.

Johannesburg, South Africa (02 September 2022) – Brent Lindeque, South Africa’s Good Things Guy, has for the past year been lamenting the accumulation of recycled shopping bags growing in his cupboard, the car boot and every other available surface space in his house. But now there’s a solution.

“We as South African consumers have gone from having a plastic shopping bag problem to having a reusable shopping bag problem,” says Brent.
“I recently shared a post on my social platforms that has reached over 500,000 people, showcasing an overseas initiative where consumers can ‘take one or leave one’ reusable shopping bag. It made me realise that a lot of South Africans were thinking the same as me.”

It is working!!!

60 SPAR stores around the country have now implemented the concept, with more to follow…. and over 15 other shops are doing it too – they just put together their own “tree”, made a sign and people are leaving and taking bags!

None of them are at Woolies, although they responded to his post saying, “we need to watch this space as they were working on rolling out his suggestion”.

"Here's to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes

The ones who see things differently — they’re not fond of rules, and they have no respect for the status quo. … You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can’t do is ignore them because they change things. … They push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the people who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do.” – Steve Jobs.

Cheers to kindness (to each other and the environment). Cheers to sharing. Cheers to a real circular economy. Cheers to never having to buy another bag again because there are enough in South Africa to go around.

Friends, it is WORKING!!!

Okay. Love you. Bye.