In England since 5th Oct we have to pay 5p per carrier bag

[rustic]

We recycle our old carrier bags, they get used as pedal bin liners, so now we will have to buy suitable new pedal bin liners.
So looking at the pedal bin liners, it looks like they are around 4.5p a bag...
Logic says... forget about remembering to take old carrier bags, that might fail on their third outing, and just pay 5p for the extra carrier bags.

Unless someone can find a source of cheap pedal bin liners lol....

[jims-terrano]

Pete and the rest of them in wales have had to pay for them for a while now. Some poor sole tried to get me to pay for one in Tescos on Anglesey two years ago. I carried what would fit in my pockets

[solarman216]

can someone please explain to me how 5p per bag is going to stop bags getting into the sea and strangling turtles etc, looks like another crap government idea to extract money from all, Rick

[don simon]

In answer to the first question, it's not about the cost of the bag. It's about the cost of the bag to the environment.
Secondly, the cost of the 4,5p bag goes straight back into the company that sold you the bag, the 5p charge goes to charity, and by god this country needs charitable donations.
Thirdly, there was a dramatic reduction and change of mind set in, the mighty, Wales http://www.theguardian.com/environme...-charges-began.
It's not hard getting and taking a bag to the supermarket, or using a box at Lidl/Aldi (they have pleny around the store).
My concern is what damage the bag for life does to the environment.

[johnb5177]

I'm concerned that I read that the retailers are not obliged to pass on the money to charities, so they could just keep it and contribute to profit......

[rustic]

Originally Posted by don simon

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My concern is what damage the bag for life does to the environment.

A friend of mine bought one of those "Bags for Life" just before it ripped open.... it slashed his wrist....

We have a few of those blue Tesco bags, I fitted them with a ply or MDF bottom, and they are used for the groceries, packing clothes to go away to say travel lodges or our daughters, used for boating items, those bags are generally rectangular, and with a firm base, can hold a lot of stuff.

[quixote]

I think it's a great idea. I currently have £3459.65 in assets in the cupboard underneath my kitchen sink

[solarman216]

Originally Posted by don simon

In answer to the first question, it's not about the cost of the bag. It's about the cost of the bag to the environment.
Secondly, the cost of the 4,5p bag goes straight back into the company that sold you the bag, the 5p charge goes to charity, and by god this country needs charitable donations.
Thirdly, there was a dramatic reduction and change of mind set in, the mighty, Wales http://www.theguardian.com/environme...-charges-began.
It's not hard getting and taking a bag to the supermarket, or using a box at Lidl/Aldi (they have pleny around the store).
My concern is what damage the bag for life does to the environment.

I do not believe for one minute that any of it goes to charity, you are being conned, Rick

[don simon]

Originally Posted by solarman216

I do not believe for one minute that any of it goes to charity, you are being conned, Rick

That's a tad cynical Rick, I suppose the best policy is to buy a bag for life, I currently use an IKEA blue bag. Far fewer of them in the oceans than plastic bags.

[rustic]

Originally Posted by solarman216

I do not believe for one minute that any of it goes to charity, you are being conned, Rick

If we happen to find ourselves buying a bag, then it's worth asking them which charity the money is going to, if they don't know, then get them to ask a supervisor, after all, it's your money.
We give a lot to charity in one form or another, and it's our choice where the money goes, but if some places give money to charities that just line pockets of fat cats then we would think again.

Rustic

[Lazy-Ferret]

Having spent a bit of time in Wales on and off, we had already got into the habit of having our own bags, so carried on when at home.

I am glad we have followed Wales as this makes the cashier think. The number of times we have had stuff put in bags before we could stop them, often when we are even holding the bag ready to use.

The lady in Pets at Home yesterday said she had sold 2 bags, where as they normally go through 200 plus a day.

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[Blocky10]

I seem to remember sainsbury had plastic box's with handles which you purchased and they had wheeled frames to hang them in when you shopped. Or was it a dream?

Ian

[makeitfit]

My wife has a revolutionary new food conveyance device , patent pending

[Lazy-Ferret]

Originally Posted by makeitfit

My wife has a revolutionary new food conveyance device , patent pending

You can't patent that, it's just a high sided Sussex Trug....