Environment & Energy
Related: About this forumPlastic Bag Charge Cuts Use At Tesco By 78%
Tesco said the dramatic drop in the use of single-use bags is 10% more than it had expected when the Government introduced the levy in October.
Rebecca Shelley, Tesco group communications director, said: "We knew the Government's bag charge would encourage our customers to use fewer plastic bags and it has clearly had a huge impact.
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Cutting the number of plastic bags we use is a small but vital step in reducing plastic waste," he said.
"It will not only tidy up our towns and countryside, it will also help protect our precious beaches and sealife."
http://news.sky.com/story/1600465/plastic-bag-charge-cuts-use-at-tesco-by-78-percent
If they can do it, so should we. I know some stores in California had a similar incentive to reduce pollution, but I am not sure if that is still happening.
It is so easy not to use plastic and use recyclable bags, hopefully we will wake up from our slumber and try to give a damn about the other species and our environment.
Ichingcarpenter
(36,988 posts)Seems the US is just catching barely with world trends
Article gives progress and laws in most countries.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phase-out_of_lightweight_plastic_bags
darkangel218
(13,985 posts)Ans we as a country do not. I am not all for federal government "banning things" but pollution and the death of sea life because of plastic bags is real and it should be addressed.
Ichingcarpenter
(36,988 posts)its no banning things its sensible tax...... the ones you have to buy can be used again and again unlike the lightweight ones you see in the states.
darkangel218
(13,985 posts)I have few reusable grocery plastic bags I've been using them for years.
The light weight disposable ones are the problem.
mopinko
(70,268 posts)to a heavier bag, which at least is reusable, and you can actually fill the damn things. no more on item per bag.
some stores went w paper, and they have a couple reusable options, from a 10¢ cheapo to a $1 good, big reusable.
couple stores i have been in offer no free bags, but cheap reusables.
it is the light weight ones that are a waste. and when they double them up ALL.THE.TIME because they are crap bags......
questionseverything
(9,663 posts)i have some really old bags that i have reused literally hundreds of times
Delmette
(522 posts)My city/county landfill requires that household trash is bagged. I use my grocery bagsfor household trash rather than buying commercial trash bags. I recycle cans, plastic cardboard and glass. I use my reusable tote bags when I buy from my preferred warehouse vendor.
Can someone tell me what is more environmentally friendly, using grocery bags for trash or buying trash bags?
darkangel218
(13,985 posts)There are several types you can buy online. They are safe because they're biodegradable. Here is an example:
http://greenpaperproducts.com/13-gallon-tall-kitchen-trash-bags-g101r-12.aspx?utm_medium=shoppingengine&utm_source=googlebase&gclid=CjwKEAiAs4qzBRD4l-2w7qOoqEMSJABauikXEEtXaS1yGAbTZFf0__D_yFDcw9dgZKiunoYU5iFDPxoCALPw_wcB#.VmOLiZ9OmBY
Delmette
(522 posts)Thank you for the information and the link!
darkangel218
(13,985 posts)Response to darkangel218 (Original post)
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