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Paul_Herring wrote: »

Additionally on the 'environmental' (or otherwise)-ness of bags:

https://capx.co/plastic-bags-and-the-problem-with-central-planning/

On how many times each sort of non-single-use-plastic-bag must be used, counting the bad-old-'single'-use as 1:

Can a Morrisons' bags for 'life' be used 35 times? Not seen one m'self.

I put my rubbish in a bin area shared with 9 other properties. Some tenants use the bags for life for their rubbish and look only been used once. Obviously got more money than sense. Plus they are not designed for rubbish bags as they tie the handles and the outer sides are not tied up as such and stuff falls out if not placed in the bins upright.

Ilona

ScarletMarble wrote: »

I put my rubbish in a bin area shared with 9 other properties. Some tenants use the bags for life for their rubbish and look only been used once. Obviously got more money than sense. Plus they are not designed for rubbish bags as they tie the handles and the outer sides are not tied up as such and stuff falls out if not placed in the bins upright.

My neighbour uses his bags for life just once, to bring his shopping home from the supermarket. He then fills them with rubbish, including glass, cans, plastic, and cardboard, all of which can be recycled, and dumps them in the general waste wheelie bin to go to landfill.

I wish the council workers would look in the bins before they tip them in the lorry, and leave a label on the bin.

ilona

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Ilona wrote: »

My neighbour uses his bags for life just once, to bring his shopping home from the supermarket. He then fills them with rubbish, including glass, cans, plastic, and cardboard, all of which can be recycled, and dumps them in the general waste wheelie bin to go to landfill.

I wish the council workers would look in the bins before they tip them in the lorry, and leave a label on the bin.

ilona

Never understood why some people never recycle. Its easy here as everything goes into one wheelie bin

Think those who don't bother with recycling should be charged double for their council tax. That will make them recycle.

Bacman

I've found in the past some bags for life in supermarket trolleys. Even found decent qualiry large canvas ones. I'm using the canvas ones each time i'm going shopping pretty much. The bags for life in trolleys - if they are damaged or got holes in, take into the store and swap for a brand new one - after all they are "bags for life".


It amazes me what people throw away. When Asda were doing their APG's, I wombled, got £6,000 over 2 years from people leaving receipts around the carparks. I also found some items abandoned in the trolleys - electric toothbrush, tin foil, wrapping paper, large sack of potatoes, garlic, cucumber. Also found several decent bags including freezer bags; once even found a large plant pot abandoned!


I've not paid for any bags for years, no reason to, as above.



I see no reason bags shouldn't be £1 each as that might make people think twice about buying them when they have no reason to do so - it's just laziness.

Farway

ScarletMarble wrote: »

Never understood why some people never recycle. Its easy here as everything goes into one wheelie bin

Think those who don't bother with recycling should be charged double for their council tax. That will make them recycle.

I think the clue is in how easy, or difficult it is.
Like you all ours goes in one bin, sorted at wherever they go to
From what I've seen & read though it appears many councils have umpteen bins and it becomes too much hassle or confusion what goes where

As to recycle or pay extra rates,, you want bin police spying do you? A whole new surveillance systems of box tickers & jobs worth's employed and paid for out of the rates to look in everyone's bins

Daft idea, Big Brother at it's finest

Paul_Herring

I think the clue is in how easy, or difficult it is.

As to recycle or pay extra rates,, you want bin police spying do you? A whole new surveillance systems of box tickers & jobs worth's employed and paid for out of the rates to look in everyone's bins

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political and public climate that is more amenable to bin microchips.

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