Bag Tax

getzls

Ah well,to-day was the last day of raiding the bags at the self-service tills. Have built up a nice supply.

spendaholiceejit

I think it is a great idea. With young children, it feels right to make moves to protect our world a little more and be more cautious about rubbish that won't degrade.

JulieElizabeth

Seriously, what is all the fuss. Bring your own bags for crying out loud. I've been doing so for years.

Easymoney

Steve059 wrote: »

What happens until you use a 'bag for life' twice?
?

Exactly, there is no such thing as a bag for life!

Plus at what point do they stop taxing plastic?

your bread, biscuits, crisps, practically most processed foods all come enshrouded in their own plastic!

Easymoney

spendaholiceejit wrote: »

I think it is a great idea. With young children, it feels right to make moves to protect our world a little more and be more cautious about rubbish that won't degrade.

So you would prefer to brain wash your kids with so called 'good ethics' rather than good common sense/rationale.

Next you'll be telling us you only buy fair trade brand!

Most carrier bags are now degradable (bio and air)

Even 'plastic' (polymer) carrier bags can be produced from sugar beet

mezza101

erm, does anyone know where i can find an aul bag in belfast

spendaholiceejit

There's no need to be rude Easymoney, it is hardly brainwashing children to encourage them and other adults to look after our world a bit more.

You know nothing about me, or my children to suggest what way they are brought up. The stats from ROI on the amount of litter reduced post bag tax are extremely positive and it is no bad thing to replicate it up here.

saverbuyer

Good site here for anyone interest in some of the myths on plastic bags.

The scheme wasn't actually successful in the Republic.

http://www.allaboutbags.ca/irelandandlitter.html

Our own tax is clearly about raising revenue not decreasing landfill and littering.

wriggly

Living in Wales with the bag tax, it is barely worth debate.

If you are going shopping, take some bags with you.

If you buy something on an impulse, and want a bag, an extra 5p on the purchase price is not worth worrying about. And you can reuse the bag for free next time!

You can buy bin bags for about 2p each at Home Bargains or similar stores. Yes, it's an extra expense, but there's worse things to worry about.

Easymoney

spendaholiceejit wrote: »

There's no need to be rude Easymoney, it is hardly brainwashing children to encourage them and other adults to look after our world a bit more.

You know nothing about me, or my children to suggest what way they are brought up. The stats from ROI on the amount of litter reduced post bag tax are extremely positive and it is no bad thing to replicate it up here.

nothing wrong with teaching children to be sensible, resourceful and not to be wasteful.

But to demonise plastic bags and then force such an outlook on children is brain washing IMHO

You should have another look at the stats on ROI, yes carrier bag consumption went down, but purchase of other plastic bags/liners/nappy bags went up astonishingly.

Kind of defeats the purpose of a plastic bag tax.