Carrier Bag Poll

[Jez]

Now that it seems that Christmas shopping is looming i was wondering if i should put a poll out about Carrier Bags! Should we pay for them?
Answer yes
no

[Paul mabbott]

Originally Posted by Jez

Now that it seems that Christmas shopping is looming i was wondering if i should put a poll out about Carrier Bags! Should we pay for them?
Answer yes
no

Bit simplistic - yes, is my basic answer but I think that there is an alternative - don't use plastic carrier bags at all .... ?

Sorry, I was also making an assumption - you are referring to *plastic* bags? - paper ones are less of a problem ... and then, there's plastic and plastic ... and hessian ....

[Jez]

With Christmas Looming and the amount of carrier bags that we will go through. Do WAB members and guests think of being charged for carrier bags. Yes and follow other Countries or No not another charge.

[glsammy]

We use plastic carrier bags for our weekly shopping, but we've used the same ones now for almost a year. In all the time I've been going to our supermarket I've never seen anyone else re-using old bags, some bring there own bags which is fine, but the vast majority use new bags every time. Obviously most people never even consider it worth the bother.
So yes, by all means charge for them.

[medieval knievel]

it worked a treat here in ireland; plus it means that you can get decent carrier bags now. M&S do the best.

[wildone]

I frequently forget to take bags into the shop although I have a couple in the car. If I am only buying two or three items I will carry them loose back to the car instead of having yet another bag. Perhaps if we were charged for them it might jog my memory. Which certainly would not be a bad thing.

wildone

[Ollie]

No problem with them charging for them as we never use them. All our supermarket shopping goes back into a trolley after checkout and then to the car boot where it's put in plastic carrying boxes that we have had years. Same at any other shops where we need to carry goods, we have our own lightweight carrying bags that are reusable
Roger

[Meles meles]

I think it would be a good idea, Most people have bags or rucksacks. Why not use them??
Apart from what it does to the enviroment, I have in my past worked on tips and its a shame as to the amount of death they can cause. Have also on a walk seen fish died wrapped in them and a couple of small mammals at other times.

Whilst on the subject, Plastic used for foods. Is all this neccesary. Especially considering they say that these can not be recycled. Why not just use cling film etc Instead of as well??
when you look at it we use so many un-neccesary items just in the supermarkets

The list goes on, Kebab/burger boxs. As an ex street sweeper in sutton, I could have restocked the kebeb shop weekly on the amount of them thrown on the floor. Countries like spain dont use them. Only foil or parchment paper.

We say we are a country that leads others, In this respect I feel strongly we need to look at other countries.

Sorry to ramble, its something that has bothered me for years

[Jez]

Originally Posted by Meles meles

I think it would be a good idea, Most people have bags or rucksacks. Why not use them??
Apart from what it does to the enviroment, I have in my past worked on tips and its a shame as to the amount of death they can cause. Have also on a walk seen fish died wrapped in them and a couple of small mammals at other times.

Whilst on the subject, Plastic used for foods. Is all this neccesary. Especially considering they say that these can not be recycled. Why not just use cling film etc Instead of as well??
when you look at it we use so many un-neccesary items just in the supermarkets

The list goes on, Kebab/burger boxs. As an ex street sweeper in sutton, I could have restocked the kebeb shop weekly on the amount of them thrown on the floor. Countries like spain dont use them. Only foil or parchment paper.

We say we are a country that leads others, In this respect I feel strongly we need to look at other countries.

Sorry to ramble, its something that has bothered me for years

I don't think nobody on WAB minds ramblers.

[Deer Stalker]

Nothing is for free. We're probably already paying for them anyway but the charges are hidden in the price of the items you buy.

On our weekly food shop at the supermarket, we've got the fabric ones that you re-use.