Tesco is trialling getting rid of 5p plastic bags

jon81uk

Art_Deco wrote: »

Wasnt it said that a shop couldnt charge you for a bag if it had the shops name on as you were free advertising for them ? or did i dream that.

You dreamt it. All single use bags need to be charged for if the retailer is large enough to need to charge.

mickeymouse303

I think it's a good idea to be honest

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My Dd has a large bag for life from one of the supermarkets and when we drive down to Southampton on holiday she puts a blanket at the bottom and pops her little dog on top so he is cosy and my car doesn't get covered in his hair. He curls up quite happily and drops off to sleep I never use the supermarkets plastic bags I have a couple of plastic laundry baskets that I take with me when going to the supermarket as they are easier to pick up from the boot of the car and carry indoors I wheel my shopping trolley to the car to unload my shopping when I shop No need for a plastic bag at all

Ilona

My neighbour, single male late 20's, gets the 10p bags for life, then chucks them in the landfill bin. Never recycles anything except for garden waste, everything else goes in the grey bin.

Ilona

Torry_Quine

I spoke to an assistant in my local Tesco. She said the 5p bags will come back but will be made of 95% recycled materials. I'm in one of the test areas

System

Ilona wrote: »

My neighbour, single male late 20's, gets the 10p bags for life, then chucks them in the landfill bin. Never recycles anything except for garden waste, everything else goes in the grey bin.

Ilona

Same here.

I also see families living in social housing that have never bothered to bring their own bags. I live in a group of housing which has social houses so see these families at my work and other shops in the area.

I remember the other week, I was behind them in Boots and bought just one tub of hair gel. Bought a 5p bag for that. They could just slip that into another carrier bag which only had one item.

They don't recycle as I'm the only one that does.

Patrick_Stewart

The 5p bags can be recycled, most supermarkets have a small recycling bin near the entrance. Now I can get rid of my 5p bag stockpile with a clear conscience!

satan666wayne

Patrick_Stewart wrote: »

The 5p bags can be recycled, most supermarkets have a small recycling bin near the entrance. Now I can get rid of my 5p bag stockpile with a clear conscience!

I always pick up some bags out of it on the way in. saves me paying 5p.:D

Murphybear

We try and plan our shopping so make sure there are sufficient bags in the car. We have acquired a good range of cotton and jute bags from food fairs. If we know we are buying a lot of frozen food we take cool bags, we have a high tech one from Lakeland which is on wheels and keeps frozen food frozen for hours.

Theres always some sort of bags in the car.

We won't buy the supermarket 5 p bags because of the damage they can do. The following is heartbreaking

"A whale is found dead with more than 30 PLASTIC BAGS in its stomach – and experts say it's 'not surprising'. The whale had been put down by wardens off the coast of western Norway. Researchers dissected its stomach and found huge amounts of plastic. The whale was also emaciated with little blubber suggesting it was malnourished"

When I was at University in the early 1970s free mass produced carriers did not exist. The supermarkets gave out large, strong paper bags which were environmentally friendly and could be burned if you had an open fire. I, for one, would love to see a return of tbese:D

soolin

About 3 years ago I bought about a dozen of this sort of bag http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Folding-Pouch-vegetables-Storage-Reusable-Shopping-Portable-Shoulder-Handbag-/272579382362?hash=item3f76ff4c5a:g:Q0YAAOSwol5YvVCT

From China really cheaply and still have about 6 of them left. none of them have ever broken but I lost a few by guests or family picking one up to take something home in and not bringing it back.

They are not massively big (despite the misleading photo) but for just a few bits and pieces they are ideal and I keep at least one in my handbag. For larger shops I use heavy jute bags.