Plastic Bag Use Plummets In England

mikey4444 | 08:46 Sat 30th Jul 2016 | ChatterBank

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-36917174

Anybody remotely surprised by this huge reduction ? We have had this law in Wales for a number of years.

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Prudie

No I'm not remotely surprised

sandyRoe

Good. It's not so much the nominal charge for the bags as the fact that a mention of it reminds most of us of the cost to the environment.

Tilly2

Good news. I think they should stop issuing them altogether. Ban the plastic bag, I say.

just2retro

I'm not surprised its reduced but the amount its reduced by is astounding.

just2retro

I agree tilly2 no need for them at all,except perhaps to wrap around meat and chicken ( the small plastic bags) as i don't like putting raw chicken in a reusable shopping bag even when its packaged

mikey4444

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We had a similar huge drop in Wales, when the new law was enacted here.

Now, most of us just put a couple of those "bags for life" in the boot of the car when we go shopping. I have 3 Tesco ones, that must now be 5 years old, at least !

sandyRoe

You don't see many people using string bags these days. Maybe they're set for a comeback

mikey4444

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Sandy....I saw a chap with a string vest the other day !