I wasn't sure at the time if charging would actually reduce the number of bags going to landfill.
The funny thing in the early days after introduction in Scotland, was seeing people ( mainly guys) precariously carrying a load of bagless shopping by using their chin to stop it toppling. The real fun began when they got back to the car.
I've been stockpiling bags and am going to stand outside waitrose selling them for 2p a bag 😈
.....am going to stand outside waitrose selling them for 2p a bag
I suggest you stand outside Asda........ Waitrose customers can easily afford 5p for a plastic bag.
In fact hardcore Waitrose customers buy a bag-for-life every time they go shopping and then bin them as soon as they get home.
The thing that I find quite amusing is all the people who are saying that they will gladly spend 5p to save the environment. 🙄
I've been stockpiling bags and am going to stand outside waitrose selling them for 2p a bag
I hope they are Waitrose bags, I wouldn't want to be seen with another brand that would be so embarrassing 🙂
I have mixed feelings about this, huge benefit for the supermarkets who no longer have the cost of proving bags plus they will sell more bin liners etc. Contrary is the fact its a huge waste not to use longer lasting re-usable bags. They haven't had free bags in France for years, you have to remember to bring your own shopping bags. if we forget we tend to load the car directly from the trolley, real aversion to paying for carrier bags
I think we could see an increase in home delivery too, make the supermarket carry the stuff to your door, certainly all the canned and packed goods. You can visit the shop to pick fruit and veg and meat, stuff that will go in one or two bags.
[url= https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/291023/scho0711buan-e-e.pdf ]UK Government study comparing different types of carrier bags[/url]
Yes, I'm that dull.
It does make an interesting point. [b]A cotton bag for life has to be used 131 times to make it more environmentally friendly than a plastic bag. [/b] This is under the assumption that every plastic bag is binned after use and not reused, eg waste disposal.
I can't help thinking that if you want to do the best thing for the environment then re-using normal placky bags is the way to go, and anyone with a bag for life is probably doing more harm than good.
I also can't help thinking that the vast majority of plastic waste from a shop isn't the bag, but it's the packaging on food. Plastic tray, inside plastic box, inside coloured printed card sleeve nonsense. So the government has missed the target really. They're just transferring the costs from the supermarket to the consumer.
