5p charge for plastic bags from October 2015 to cut usage

[zygalski]

Should've been at least 10p per bag. 5p is a bit pointless, especially dine sithe.

[Impasse]

zygalski said:

Should've been at least 10p per bag. 5p is a bit pointless, especially dine sithe.

Not really, it's targeting the wrong end of the bag usage. Outlaw plastic one use bags and implement biodegradable items in their place.

[creampuff]

I like the idea of reducing bag usage. There is too much rubbish.

I went on holiday to Ethiopia and outside of Addis Ababa, there is basically zero rubbish anywhere. Even in Addis, there isn't a whole lot of rubbish. Everything gets used. It is really an eye opener how much waste there is in the developed world.

OTOH picking on plastic bags is BS. There is so much plastic packaging in supermarket goods already the the additional plastic bag on top of the huge amount of plastic which the goods come in direct from the supplier/manufacturer is trivial.

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"Free bags will still be provided for consumers buying uncooked meat, poultry or fish, prescription medicine, certain fresh produce such as flowers or potatoes, and unwrapped ready-to-eat food such as chips."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34438030

[funkyrobot]

soad said:

"Free bags will still be provided for consumers buying uncooked meat, poultry or fish, prescription medicine, certain fresh produce such as flowers or potatoes, and unwrapped ready-to-eat food such as chips."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34438030

So your chips will be poured into a carrier bag?

[Ste1987]

I'm wondering about the likes of Primark, who use paper bags. Do they have to charge 5p per bag as well?

EDIT: Never mind, found out they're exempt

[soad]

Ste1987 said:

I'm wondering about the likes of Primark, who use paper bags. Do they have to charge 5p per bag as well?

It is unlikely to hit Primark customers, as bags issued by the retailer are made from paper – but the retailer hasn't confirmed if it is the case.

http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/bills/article-3...

[Randy Winkman]

Issi said:

Within a few days, everyone will accept it as being totally normal.

Exactly. And as Challo says, some shops already do it. In fact many countries, including the rest of the UK, have been doing it for years.

[technodup]

Randy Winkman said:

Issi said:

Within a few days, everyone will accept it as being totally normal.

Exactly. And as Challo says, some shops already do it. In fact many countries, including the rest of the UK, have been doing it for years.

We're 12 months in in Scotland and it's still a st idea for me.

[skeggysteve]

Digger said:

No bags left out currently at my tescos. You key in how many you want and then get them from the cashier. Must be doing their heads in to constantly be dishing out bags to customers! At busy times must be a right ball ache.

Wife went into our local Tesco, used the self serve checkout, told the machine she had two of our bags and it charged her 10p!
Tesco girl said they were having problems and next time to press zero bags. Daft wife didn't even pick up two of their bags!

[Blaster72]

skeggysteve said:

Digger said:

No bags left out currently at my tescos. You key in how many you want and then get them from the cashier. Must be doing their heads in to constantly be dishing out bags to customers! At busy times must be a right ball ache.

Wife went into our local Tesco, used the self serve checkout, told the machine she had two of our bags and it charged her 10p!
Tesco girl said they were having problems and next time to press zero bags. Daft wife didn't even pick up two of their bags!

Self service machines in the Tesco's around here only ask you how many of their bags you took and charge you for those. Are you sure she didn't just misread the screen.

I had another novelty one today, bought a load of stuff from Toolstation - click and collect all paid in advance via Paypal. Girl at the till had to charge me 5p for the bag and spent a while figuring out how to charge for a bag with no actual sale at the till. The only other option was to empty everything onto the counter and make me carry it out by hand.

I'll admit, already I'm using less carrier bags so it seems to be working for me.

[jmorgan]

They have managed to fudge this up as well. Typical.

[eldar]

jmorgan said:

They have managed to fudge this up as well. Typical.

Sainsburys have got it right. Their 5p bags are slightly over .07mm thick. So instead of giving the 4.2p after VAT to charity the consumer bets a proper reuseable bag and the supermarket gets the profit (4.1p) rather than the vague charity.

Doesn't seem the best thought out regulation.

[jmorgan]

eldar said:

jmorgan said:

They have managed to fudge this up as well. Typical.

Sainsburys have got it right. Their 5p bags are slightly over .07mm thick. So instead of giving the 4.2p after VAT to charity the consumer bets a proper reuseable bag and the supermarket gets the profit (4.1p) rather than the vague charity.

Doesn't seem the best thought out regulation.

My tesco bags for life, paid for and all, one or two are 9/10 hole through use and abuse but still manage to get stuff home. They will change them for free at the checkout with no drama. But the roll out in England should have been across the board, all shops no matter what. Don't care where the money is going, that is just a way to make people think they are doing good.

[Westy Pre-Lit]

So far have I've had 5 bags for life as they keep ripping for some strange reason, they just don't seem to make it to the next shopping trip, I had 2 yesterday.
Still....At least I get a new bag each visit for free.

Today I think a handle will fall off, the anxiety of the situation is strong.

[Digger]

Have any of them increased the price of Bags for Life?

[skyrover]

eldar said:

jmorgan said:

They have managed to fudge this up as well. Typical.

Sainsburys have got it right. Their 5p bags are slightly over .07mm thick. So instead of giving the 4.2p after VAT to charity the consumer bets a proper reuseable bag and the supermarket gets the profit (4.1p) rather than the vague charity.

Doesn't seem the best thought out regulation.

Sainsburys have thought this one out quite well.

Good quality reusable bag that will be replaced free of charge when it wears out.

All stores have had their community budgets raised which go towards things like schools and whatnot.

Any money raised over the community budget limit goes into each stores "charity of the year" fund which is usually a local organisation picked by colleagues and customers.

[Westy Pre-Lit]

Morrisons wanted 10p for a bag for life so my load got dumped at the checkout and I went elsewhere.

Asda wants 6p, Asda from now on will continue to pay for my bags for life and as I now have a few bags for life it doesn't matter if they put up the price.

[jmorgan]

^^^

That'l learn em.


PS. You can take your Asda bags into morrisons etc.......