ABERPORTH has its sights set on becoming the first plastic-free village in Wales.

More than a dozen people turned up for the first meeting of the Plastic Free Aberporth steering committee last week while local businesses are signing up to get rid of plastic.

The local pub, The Ship, has ditched plastic straws, sachets and milk containers while local café Cwtch Glanmordy has pledged to use wooden cutlery, offer a bring your own cup coffee service and use paper straws and sauce bottles.

In the village shop, London House Stores, owner Mike Allen has introduced milk in glass bottles and is recycling the empties.

The Surfers Against Sewage initiative has been taken up across the UK with Penzance recently being named the first plastic free town.

Plastic Free Aberporth committee member Gail Tudor is delighted at the response: “Aberystwyth is looking to become a plastic-free town - wouldn’t it be great if Ceredigion became the first plastic-free county?” she said.

Aberporth Community Council and the local village hall committee plus Ysgol Aberporth have also backed the initiative.

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