Shop Bags

[spathiphyllum]

Shops are acting all prestigious because they now use american style brown paper bags but the reality of the situation is they tried to charge 5P per bag thinking it would solve issues and make them money but it did nothing for the environment.

Finally shops are making these tiny changes that will have massive impacts...

Why has it took so long lol. Literally laughable.

[spathiphyllum]

Ah sorry guys.. these paper bags ate STILL 5, 7 or 10 P depending on the size!!!!

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/jun/24/boots-to-ban-plastic-bags-brown-paper-carriers

[Spicerack]

All the shops around here(S. Wales) have plastic bags and they're 10p now.

[spathiphyllum]

I do not see why responsibilities such as plastic is put onto the consumer.. The shops are nation wide.. have a load of money and are responsible. They should ALL use paper bags (preferably hemp!) and less plastic packaging.

It is a joke who is in charge of this? Ahh Michael Gove.

[Jackdaw33]

When I was young paper carrier bags were all you could get. They cost 2d, just under 1p. No good in the rain, though - your groceries ended up on the pavement with the eggs all smashed.

[spathiphyllum]

I do not see how plastic bags are evolutionary at all. People will still have the bags they've collected over the years for those rainy days, or if they remember to take them to the shop if we implemented paper bags across the nation, but i am fed up of having to get MORE plastic if i forget my bag. A paper option needs to be available.

I've took my hoodie off before, tied the arms to the hood and used it as a homeless sack type of thing

[zebo]

American style? In the US we accumulate hundreds of plastic bags, they never put more than one or two items in a bag and glass is triple bagged!

[spathiphyllum]

my imagination of america stores is all produce goes into paper bags

[Arksided]

I think overall it is a step forward using paper bags until the tree huggers come about and realise we can't save the ocean life with all the plastic pellets etc...

Myself use a sports bag to carry groceries and have a few bags for life (Tesco) I frequent there often but are guilty of collecting carriers when going to local shop.

[Spicerack]

spathiphyllum

//I've took my hoodie off before, tied the arms to the hood and used it as a homeless sack type of thing//

Shoplifting, was you, spath?

[spathiphyllum]

Not that time, Spicey ;)

Ark that's the best thing to do.

That's also why i suggested hemp bags. It can be grown, cultivated and turned into fibres with less time, water, energy and land that a tree would require.

[DarceyK123]

My Mum says 'in her day' all bags were paper so we are going back to the old days.

Myself, i make fabric bags as a hobby so use those, i am often complimented on them and asked where i got them.

[Spicerack]

Justine uses paper bottles. When you can do that spath, then come back and tell us about it.

[Spicerack]

^ Kind of explains how he manages to spend $300 a month on 'bottled' water. It dribbles away. ;-)

[zebo]

I have a couple of bags made from recycled plastic bottles.