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

[Lazy-Ferret]

Originally Posted by emjaybee

Interesting stuff, I see on the news today that a Tesco store had 1/3 of it's baskets nicked in a week because people wouldn't pay for bags. It has now put security tags on it's remaining baskets. Another story was of another (unnamed ) supermarket putting security tags on its CARRIER bags for the same reason.



I myself have just yesterday been online and ordered 200 supermarket style bags as we can find no other suitable bags for clearing out our two cat litter trays on a daily basis. If anyone has any ideas on THAT problem then I'm all ears.

The Unnamed super market was named on Twitter... It was Tesco...

We have the same problem with the ferret waste in the Caravan, so buy the coloured scented peddle bin liners from the boot fair/poundshop. There are 2 sizes, the larger one, which gets you 20 for your pound, or the smaller ones which get you 40, but the 40's are not big enough to get the litter tray into the mouth of them, so are too much of a pain to use, but to be fair are about the size of a carrier bag, so might be OK for you.

Only thing you do have to do, is when you shake them out, to open them up, seal the neck with your hand, and give it a gentle squeeze to make sure there are no holes in them, as on the odd occasion as you rip them apart, the bottom seal gets ripped as well, which results in a shoe full of Ferret poo... Luuuvvvlllyyyyy If it does rip, I just tie a knot in the bottom, which leaves it still big enough for our needs.

At home, we have an old bin out in their court, with a normal black dustbin sack in, and pour the waste straight from the litter trays into the binbag, then just stick it out for the dustmen. We do have to be careful not to over fill it though.

[don simon]

There are 2 sizes, the larger one, which gets you 20 for your pound,

Or 5p per bag.

Does the local authority provide you with the biodegradable food bags? Wouldn't they do the job & be free.

I'm loving the ingenuity people have at giving it to the man by avoiding to pay 5p per. Dudes, the objective is that you don't use the supermarket bags....

[Lazy-Ferret]

Originally Posted by don simon

Or 5p per bag.

Does the local authority provide you with the biodegradable food bags? Wouldn't they do the job & be free.

I'm loving the ingenuity people have at giving it to the man by avoiding to pay 5p per. Dudes, the objective is that you don't use the supermarket bags....

But some of us were re-useing them for other purposes, not the same as just getting your shopping home and then binning them... Like you say, we could just carry on buying the bags though.

Our council are very bad, we have to pay for garden rubbish, which includes decompostable to be taken, and they won't take animal waste in that.

They don't take a lot of plastics, like Crisp packets, foil coated, any plastic that is basically makes a crinkle noise, waxed card, polystyrene, glass... The list goes on and on. We can take some of it to the amenity tip, but they don't let vehicles over 6" high in, and you are not allowed to park up and just walk in, so my T2 wont fit.

[don simon]

Originally Posted by Lazy-Ferret

But some of us were re-useing them for other purposes, not the same as just getting your shopping home and then binning them... Like you say, we could just carry on buying the bags though.

Our council are very bad, we have to pay for garden rubbish, which includes decompostable to be taken, and they won't take animal waste in that.

They don't take a lot of plastics, like Crisp packets, foil coated, any plastic that is basically makes a crinkle noise, waxed card, polystyrene, glass... The list goes on and on. We can take some of it to the amenity tip, but they don't let vehicles over 6" high in, and you are not allowed to park up and just walk in, so my T2 wont fit.

I find this incredible and now understand why so much fly tipping goes on. Last week I passed what was left of someone's bathroom in a local layby. Who clears that mess up? And probably more important, who pays?

[johnb5177]

Originally Posted by don simon

I find this incredible and now understand why so much fly tipping goes on. Last week I passed what was left of someone's bathroom in a local layby. Who clears that mess up? And probably more important, who pays?

You do, through your local taxes (Community charge)......

[emjaybee]

Originally Posted by don simon

Or 5p per bag.

Does the local authority provide you with the biodegradable food bags? Wouldn't they do the job & be free.

I'm loving the ingenuity people have at giving it to the man by avoiding to pay 5p per. Dudes, the objective is that you don't use the supermarket bags....

We've never thrown out a supermarket bag that hasn't been used at least twice before, wrapping paint rollers, overshoes when nipping into customers houses, collecting recyclables, wrapping shoes for holiday packing, bin liners for my workshop bin/tack room bin/office bin, etc.

As for the cat litter, our tear-away white/tabby rescue kitten (now 2) insists on scratching to the bottom of the litter tray to pee, resulting in a lump of clumping litter the size of a soft-ball (I kid you not) welded to the bottom so you can't tip it out! Tried a deeper tray, he just digs deeper, his record so far...

...8 inches, I wanted to try deeper but the wife was worried it might cave in and bury the bugger!

[rustic]

I just looked on ebay and people are bidding on used Tesco carrier bags and the price per bag is well over 5 p already

What is all that about?

[emjaybee]

Originally Posted by rustic

I just looked on ebay and people are bidding on used Tesco carrier bags and the price per bag is well over 5 p already

What is all that about?

Maybe they think they will be collectors items in years to come!

[emjaybee]

Originally Posted by don simon

I find this incredible and now understand why so much fly tipping goes on. Last week I passed what was left of someone's bathroom in a local layby. Who clears that mess up? And probably more important, who pays?

Our local council is looking to reduce costs by closing down some of the local tips. You can't believe how thick they can be. My guess is that the amount of fly tipping will increase to the point that it costs them more than keeping the tips open.



Gotta love council mentality.

[johnb5177]

They don't have a brain cell to share between them, far too much short term thinking, too many chiefs for not enough Indians and incredible gold plated pensions for senior mismanagers......

Rant over, sorry...

[emjaybee]

Originally Posted by johnb5177

They don't have a brain cell to share between them, far too much short term thinking, too many chiefs for not enough Indians and incredible gold plated pensions for senior mismanagers......

Rant over, sorry...

Rant away bloke, it's good for the soul !!!

[solarman216]

I do not think to much of the Yanks but to their credit they do seem to use paper bags without handles so you carry them from under, my Mrs takes her own bags for the weekly shop and I use used veg boxes when I am called to pick up on the way home, Rick

[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....