5p bag charge - your views

rhcp

Interesting that in Wales and N Ireland, the bag usage has gone down about 80%, but in Scotland only about 12%!!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34438030

dlusman

rhcp wrote: »

Interesting that in Wales and N Ireland, the bag usage has gone down about 80%, but in Scotland only about 12%!!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34438030

If you read the article - Scotland introduced charges in 2014 , so Wales & NI figures ( which introduced charges earlier ) will have 2014 as a full year of charging - but Scotland will have part of 2014 as a non-charging and part charging.
You cannot draw comparisons until you are comparing a full year of non-charging against a full year of charging

ariba10

rhcp wrote: »

Interesting that in Wales and N Ireland, the bag usage has gone down about 80%, but in Scotland only about 12%!!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34438030

Maybe the Scotts were using their own bags before the charge came into being?

dlusman

ariba10 wrote: »

Maybe the Scotts were using their own bags before the charge came into being?

see my response #96 .

The comparison is totally irrelevant - because in Scotalnd 2014 is not a full year of charging

ariba10

Wales introduced the bag charge four years ago, not sure when N.Ireland and Scotland introduced theirs?

I don't remember all this tears and anguish then!

SeduLOUs

Timpu wrote: »

A big thumbs up to Ocado who delivered to us yesterday evening. As usual, we quickly unpacked our bags and returned them there and then to the driver. This morning I received an email adjusting our bill down by 30p in respect of the returned bags. Well done on having things running in advance of 5 Oct Ocado.

I don't understand this. If you rush to unpack the shopping so that you can hand the bags back to the delivery driver, wouldn't it just have been easier to get them delivered without bags in the first place?

Credit-Crunched

maman wrote: »

I'm one of those who will increase bag use as a result of the legislation as I've always reused my free bags as bin liners and now I'll be buying single use bin liners.


I don't disagree with the environmental aims but I think part of the reason there's such a fuss compared with other countries is the timing. There's a general feeling about that this government is out to make the poorest in society pay while they rarely challenge their friends in big business. So shops can deduct money from the 5p to pay for staff training and are keeping very quiet about which charities exactly are being helped by the tax/levy. If we're so concerned about plastic why not force producers to cut back on the ridiculous amounts of packaging around some products. A lot of that is pure marketing to make their product look appealing and generally larger than it really is.


I'll continue taking my reusable bags and just pay for a roll of bin liners. They'll cost a lot less than 5p each and I'll choose which charities I want to support as I do now. But I'll also be asking which charity is being supported by the supermarket while I'm at the checkout.

Really? 5p for one bag, is hitting the poorest in society? Come one now, even if you purchase 5 bags 25p and reuse them for a month.

That is a cost of just over 6p per week. Are you really telling me that people can not afford that?

Maybe they could take it off their taxi fee on the way home!

Oh, and being obtuse with a cash out operator will only make you look petty, as you know full well they will not know the answer!

dekaspace

torbrex wrote: »

Take it from someone in Scotland folks, you will get over it and buy a 'bag for life'
For those that do a trolly full of shopping at a time, the trick is to get a couple (or more) large plastic boxes and keep them in the rear of your car then empty the trolly into them.

This is OLD news for us and those in Wales :rotfl:

What about people who don't drive lol, especially people who live in areas of public transport which is better for the enviroment and them to get a bus to a local supermarket.

My parents for years used to just fill a trolley and then take it to their car and put big things like milk seperate and everything else into old bags.

dlusman

dekaspace wrote: »

What about people who don't drive lol, .

They will take their own bags with them ( or pay the charge )
I honestly cannot work out what all the fuss is about. Lidl and Aldi have been charging for bags since they first appeared in the UK , and it hasnt done them any harm.

Credit-Crunched

dlusman wrote: »

They will take their own bags with them ( or pay the charge )
I honestly cannot work out what all the fuss is about. Lidl and Aldi have been charging for bags since they first appeared in the UK , and it hasnt done them any harm.

Baffles me too, its simple, pay 5p for a bag, or bring your own.

If you do not want to purchase a bag, use an old box from the store or a back pack.

People, just seem to be able to complain against anything!