Plastic Bag Charging Regulation

[newbie99]

Could some one please clarify the position for small shops whether they need to charge for plastic bags from 5th Oct 2015 as the laws comes in.

Thanks.

[Fibonacci]

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/carrier-bag-charges-retailers-responsibilities#when-you-must-charge

[Jackdaw33]

Just read the link. You couldn't make it up!

What a farce!

[TheChair]

I like this bit: "A bag can contain multiple items from this list and not incur a charge. However, if the bag contains other items then you must charge. For example, you wouldn’t charge for a bag containing an unwrapped blade and unwrapped loose seeds, but adding a box of cornflakes means you’d have to charge."
So if you have bags at the checkout, and the customers do their own packing, you need to monitor them to see what goes in which bag, and charge accordingly.

[douglas9401]

If you all take your own reusable bags then all the garbage from government departments will be for nowt.
If you need a carrier bag, pay the 5p.

Even us allegedly tightass Scots have mastered it with hardly any rioting or death in aisle 4.

[Jackdaw33]

What gets me is the bit which says that the revenue from this is EXPECTED to be donated to good causes. In other words the retailer can keep the money if he likes. Nice little earner.

[New Judge]

Meanwhile, whilst the greatest minds in government and the civil service exercise their brainpower over what can and cannot go into free plastic bags, Europe is being invaded and nobody can make up their minds what to do about it.

[Tilly2]

Take your own bags! Jeeeeeeez!

[Hypognosis]

Got to have this again...



Enjoy!

[Jackdaw33]

i agree with you, Tilly, if you are going on a shopping expedition, but if you are out and about and suddenly realise you need a couple of things, then no. However, I've said this twice already on other threads, but when I was a kid you would buy a carrier bag, made of brown paper and string for 2d (17p at today's prices). They were fine as long as it wasn't raining; if it was the bag would soon separate from the handles and you would end up with broken jars and eggs on the ground.

[AlwaysConfused]

we should be able to take off unwanted outer packaging at the checkouts to reduce what we put in carrier bags. Fairs fair. This link is a few years old, but more relevant now, I think
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2006/nov/15/greenpolitics.ethicalliving

[B00]

I fail to see why its an issue to have a bag or two folded up in your pockets all the time?

[tonyav]

Unsightly bulges, B00.

[Jackdaw33]

Boo, if you are a gentleman of fashion and quality, like wot I iz, you don't want to spoil the lining of your clothes!

[B00]

Well you'll be left with no choice now tampaz, either that or cough up 5p or more per bag :-)

I'd have thought you'd welcome a bulge there tony.

[EDDIE51]

You can bet your bottom $ the `busy bodies' will be out on 5th Oct making 'test purchases' to see if they get bags free.

[tonyav]

I'd have thought you'd welcome a bulge there tony.


LOL, not in my breast pocket, B00.

[B00]

"You can bet your bottom $ the `busy bodies' will be out on 5th Oct making 'test purchases' to see if they get bags free"

Huh?