A new project to get local people to reuse their plastic carrier bags and grow their own greens has been launched by the Rochdale Bangladeshi Partnership Project in collaboration with the Rotary Club.

The Grow in a Bag project is an initiative led by the Rochdale Rotary Club which has been working on the concept for the last 12 months.

 

Press coverage:

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/local-news/rbpp-launches-grow-in-a-bag-project-1214154

 

http://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news/68493/grow-bag-project-launched-in-community

 

Members of the Rotary Club have visited Bangladesh in March 2013, see report below:

 

http://www.rotaryrochdale.co.uk/community-events-and-projects


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