Plastic Bag 5p Charge

[robjh]

I popped into Asda on the way to work and was struck by the complete absence of plastic bags on the self-service checkouts. Wonderful, absolutely made my morning.

 

[BrumJim]

Off to try this on the way home. Hopefully it will stop my favourite Indian supermarket putting my shopping in a plastic bag. When my shopping consists of one bag of Bombay mix only, and I've clearly got a rucksack on my back. And the bag is just a plain blue one. And I pop in regularly and ALWAYS refuse the plastic bag or give it back.

We'll see.

No. No change. Still offered the bag.

 

[BrumJim]

.... which contains the lovely quote “A person eating an average bag of salad greens gets more exposure to these bacteria than if they had licked the insides of the dirtiest bag from this study,” says Michael Hansen, senior staff scientist at Consumers Union...

Good excuse to avoid salad greens?

 

[snorri]

No. No change. Still offered the bag.

That's what happens when politicians meddle with a simple plan.

 

[robjh]

Good excuse to avoid salad greens?

Or lick the insides of dirty bags. Less dangerous apparently.

 

[steveindenmark]

Hopefully more expensive bags will mean less of them. Its a pity they dont use biodegradable bags.

I use something similar to an IKEA yellow bag and it is tough as boots. I dont think I have ever bought a plastic bag from a Supermarket.

 

[mjr]

The 'biodegradable' ones are a problem in themselves, because they just disintegrate into tiny particles that have entered the food chain - and us. They don't just dematerialise and disappear, unfortunately.

That's true for a fraction of "biodegradable" ones. Compostables and d2w (degrades-to-water) ones are better.

 

[John the Monkey]

We've been using reusable bags for a while (holidaying in France & Wales quite often, and shopping at places that already charge for bags means that we've built up a stock).

Although, hearing the phone in on the subject on Radio Stoke before setting off for work, the change to paying a small amount for plastic bags presages the end of days, so I'm repenting, just to be on the safe side.

 

[mjr]

Although, hearing the phone in on the subject on Radio Stoke before setting off for work, the change to paying a small amount for plastic bags presages the end of days, so I'm repenting, just to be on the safe side.

Anyone else expecting this to be part of a Dave Gorman "Found Poem" next series?

 

[John the Monkey]

Anyone else expecting this to be part of a Dave Gorman "Found Poem" next series?

You should have heard them about the diversions (because of road resurfacing) in Alsager.

 

[Berk on a Bike]

The real victim...

 

[AndyRM]

A solution...

 

[gbb]

I was round my daughters the other day collecting some cleaning liquid, I had my hands full as I went out....my son on law shouted....'I've got a carrier bag here if you want it'...he paused for a second....'its only 3p...bargain'