ECO Plastic bags policies?? The Downsides?

dc

Like them or loathe them, getting rid is not as "Green" or as simple as the Politicians think.

Just been to my local Morrisons and they have un-announced taken plastic bags off display at the checkouts.
OK so this may be seen as Green by some people, but is a bit OTT and seems to be handled in a ridiculous way. AND THERE ARE HEALTH HAZARDS

A little notice may have been helpful, so that customers could come prepared!

At the checkout, after your goods have gone through the till, you get told "bagging policy has changed" ,
"Lucky you.....Today??, you get a free limited capacity "re-useable" yellow bag" You get one whether you spend £1 or £100....
They then offer to sell you bags at 10p, when you object, they reluctantly supply one of the old bags free. When you have filled that, they again reluctantly will then let you have another, expecting you to mix un-cooked meats, and fish with cooked produce and bakery items, together with frost covered frozen packs.

This imho is against retail food regulations. In the rush to be seen as "Green" they have removed the small clear plastic bags (freezer type), that till operators routinely used to put meat, fish and frozen items in. These were required to stop them spoiling or contaminating other items in your shopping. So the only way to hygenically separate food types and animal produce is to actually use even more of the larger bags than before.

HTHs
Was tempted not to pay and let them put the stuff back on the shelves.

PS another sharp practice is at M&S where they put 5p bags through the till, without asking if you require them.

PPS we do re- use and recycle all our plastic bags btw.

pinkgem

last week in m&s i was asked if i would like to buy a bag for life for 50p i think it was or 5p for normal carrier bags. i just had a 5p bag.

i reuse carrier bags at home but always forget to take carrier bags/bag for life when i pop to the shops or in to town.

i have a few big square fabric m&s bags which i use for doing the weekly food shopping in sainsburys though

my boyfriends mum has one of these http://www.zpm.com/products/Living/Trolley-Dolly/default.aspx which are great but i think a bit pricey at £20/£25 iirc

Horasio

It make me buy less - so stick that in yer pipe and smoke it you greedy supermarkets!!!:D

hazygirl

Called into the Co-op last week and they are charging 10p for a bag as well.

JustWonderful

I know that Superdrug will soon be charging for bags- i work there and they have got put on the bags something like 'thanks for paying for this bag' so sooner or later they will also be charging.

angeleyes

if all this is in an effect to be green why dont they give out recycled brown bags like in USA!!!

they say the money charged for the bags goes to charity but that will be after all their costs of making them etc,,, so who gains again yep the supermarkets cos now they get the overheads for the bags back:mad: whereas before they the didnt !!!!

rammy007

I was given a paper bag in primark the other week and by the time i got home it had fell to pieces,if it had rained i would have been in trouble.So this was absolutely useless at least the plastic ones you can use again.I think the best thing shops can do is not give them out willy nilly if people have already got a bag get em to use that.There is still a lot of people who insist on having one for everything even those stupid little bags that will only hold a birthday card.There is still use for plastic carriers but just use them a bit more sparingly and wiser.

jembie

I have already got much better at taking my bag for life everywhere with me.
Although Sainsburys don't seem to have jumped on the bandwagon of charging for bags yet.

alyson2208

i work for sainsburys and have heard nothing about them going to charge for bags.

Skint_Catt

I shopped at Morrisons for a few items last week and they were supposedly giving out these free bags for life free prior to changing their policy - however the girl at our till wasn't giving anyone one, while the girl behind her was giving one to everyone without them having to ask. :rolleyes:

belfastgirl23

I guess I'm a bit different cos personally I think it's great that shops are doing this. I'm fed up seeing plastic bags floating in rivers, caught in trees and blowing down the street. I do take your point about food safety OP although most supermarkets do still have the small bags at fruit and veg part that you might be able to use? Does sound like Morrisons have implemented it in a pretty heavy handed way though