sir albion
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That's my new business done and dusted....selling carrier bags for 4p outside the supermarkets,will be wealthy soon 
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5p for a carrier bag......!!
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Jim Van Winkle
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Have been doing the same since the turn of the year. 10 minutes on the IPad Sunday morning, delivered next day. It has stopped all the impulse purchasing too and saved us $40-$50 a week.
More time saved for NSC and money back in my pocket.
pastafarian
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Mayhem out there.
On the flip side, I notice(top corner) if you are a Mail reader and unhappy with this 5p charge you can still stick it to the environment by turning to page 48 and have a tree murdered for free in time for Xmas.
swings and roundabouts
Gritt23
New member
Exactly this! For every carrier bag I don't buy, I have to buy a plastic bin liner instead. We do not have an ever growing pile of these bags, we seem to use them at the rate we get them.
So, I really don't see the "environmental" benefits if I'm just replacing one plastic shopping bag with a plastic bin bag.
GT49er
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Yes, if it must go to charity, then there should be some independent body to nominate the charity, not just left to those with a possible interest. I wonder if anyone's set up a charitable organisation to assist the sons and daughters of (allegedly) impoverished former directors with their university tuition fees, or something like that. If there isn't one, I'm sure there's ways to fix that! Must check with the Charity Commission..........
CorgiRegisteredFriend
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I got an argus after work (for Saturdays match report) and was offered a bag for 5p but refused to buy and ended up in the rain with a soaking wet paper.
pb21
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- Apr 23, 2010
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Good for you, trouble is there are 54 million other people in England.
Seagull
Yes I eat anything
Great that we finally have a charge for this pollutative unsustainable oil by-product. A small step but in the right direction.
A phasing out of fossil based non-renewable pollution products should have started decades ago. Far too many vested commercial interests and selfish individuals to make the necessary changes quickly enough in all areas of current human life however. Pity Britain likes to be a laggard in this area.
A phasing out of fossil based non-renewable pollution products should have started decades ago. Far too many vested commercial interests and selfish individuals to make the necessary changes quickly enough in all areas of current human life however. Pity Britain likes to be a laggard in this area.
RexCathedra
Aurea Mediocritas
5 cents/bag is routine in many cities a few larger jurisdictions here in the US, including the state of California.
People adapted quickly, and the promised police state for which this was just the thin end of the wedge has not yet materialized.
People adapted quickly, and the promised police state for which this was just the thin end of the wedge has not yet materialized.
I've been in the trade for 17 years. Biothene breaks down into a non toxic residue in 12-18 months.
Nibble
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- Jan 3, 2007
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It does. Is it widely used?
Not as much as it should be. The problem with carrier bags is they are the symbol of our throw away culture. Single use carrier bags are not single use carrier bags otherwise people would not have bags of bags in their kitchen.
I think the co-op used to use them, I had one in my drawer at work - when I came to use it later it flaked to bits everywhere.
I'm sure it did it has a metal ion and secret catalyst (biothene is a brand name) added to the polythene when it is made which reacts to sunlight.
Brownstuff
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5p not enough but small steps and all that.
In Wales for example since this was introduced about 5 years ago they have experienced about a 70% drop in carrier bag use.
I think it should be 20p as someone mentioned before or even more, 5p is a paltry sum.
If you know the money is going to go to charities then 20p is a reasonable amount and will have a much bigger impact on any serious long-term reduction.
The amount of people I see taking a fresh bag for only 1 or 2 items is ridiculous
Carrier bags in the whole scheme of things is indeed miniscule but it is all about awareness and common sense
When I've been food shopping in France and Germany can't recall any carrier bags there, this then becomes the norm for everyone, in Scandanavian countries they are even more less reliant
In Wales for example since this was introduced about 5 years ago they have experienced about a 70% drop in carrier bag use.
I think it should be 20p as someone mentioned before or even more, 5p is a paltry sum.
If you know the money is going to go to charities then 20p is a reasonable amount and will have a much bigger impact on any serious long-term reduction.
The amount of people I see taking a fresh bag for only 1 or 2 items is ridiculous
Carrier bags in the whole scheme of things is indeed miniscule but it is all about awareness and common sense
When I've been food shopping in France and Germany can't recall any carrier bags there, this then becomes the norm for everyone, in Scandanavian countries they are even more less reliant
