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5P Carrier Bag Charge
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Just been reading up on this and apparently its illegal for a shop to sell a carrier bag if it has its name. All legal stuff to do with the government and p.m and the queens speech. Has anyone else heard of it?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.The "fuss" is about the demand/obligation to pay for that which was given out free (was initially insisted upon) by supermarkets. It's this interference, control, not to mention the grasping attitude of authority that is so objectionable. It;s not even as if they have a good justification given you can still get them. If 5p is no big deal then how would the "justification" work anyway ? It couldn't. Governments should keep their nose out of personal choice matters. First they take an inch, then they take a mile, then ...
I don't mind at all paying for carrier bags, but I didn't realise till yesterday that it applied to all shops not just food shops !! I bought some cards in Card Factory and had to pay for a bag to put them in and also a small bag in Asda to put my washing powder in to keep it separate from the food. This is not a complaint, just an observation.
The thing is, as far as Sainsburys go at least, they no longer do the old bags, which is a good thing, as I wasn't sure that difference it would make really.
I don't want a lot of useless heavy bags cluttering up our house so I will be careful to try to remember to bring my own
And yes it's certainly nonsense that shops can't sell bags with their name on
I don't want a lot of useless heavy bags cluttering up our house so I will be careful to try to remember to bring my own
And yes it's certainly nonsense that shops can't sell bags with their name on
The 5p charge doesn't necessarily go to charity - the outlets selling the plastic bags are allowed to deduct a reasonable amount to cover costs and to give the 'after tax' proceeds to charity. Sainsbury's, have actually removed all their old plastic bags from stores and have replaced them with reusable, sturdier ones for which they charge 5p, with free replacements when they 'wear out'. As these bags fall outside the new law, they are under no obligation to give anything to good causes. To be fair to them, once they have covered the cost of the new bags, they are giving the rest of the profits to charity.