Plastic bag campaign - one question
Discussion
BoRED S2upid said:
As a Welsh resident who was agsint the bag tax like everyone else, 12 months on and you don't even think about it you just buy one or take your own when you can remember. It will be coming to England very soon believe me. As will I when I move there in October.
I thought the Conservative's were meant to put an end to needless Government interfearence in things which don't matter? I expect it in communist Wales but deary me.
I'm temporarily living in Wales, it caught me out the first few times I went shopping, but you get used to it. Tesco's sell a 'bag for life' for 6p, so I just keep a few of those in the car and I have massively cut down my usage of bags, so I guess it works.
It is a bit frustrating not having bags available in Subway / McDonald's though! It would seem common sense to make an exception for takeaway.
It is a bit frustrating not having bags available in Subway / McDonald's though! It would seem common sense to make an exception for takeaway.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pacific_Garbage...
Seen this on TV the other day and this thread reminded me of it.
If plastic bags are such a problem why not use brown paper bags instead, or is that too obvious?
I use my old shopping bags as bin liners for small bins in my flat so for me they get used twice.
Seen this on TV the other day and this thread reminded me of it.
If plastic bags are such a problem why not use brown paper bags instead, or is that too obvious?
I use my old shopping bags as bin liners for small bins in my flat so for me they get used twice.
martin84 said:
Do you throw your bags in the sea? Step forward everyone here who throws their carrier bags in the sea.
I did, once. Though it was more a case of the bag flying off assisted by the wind rather than me throwing it.
Ironically it was a Tesco bag that was being re-cycled/used, but had decided to start bio-degrading inside another bag, so that the contents of the Tesco bag spilled out onto the deck of the boat I was on, and I dropped it in my haste to collect my sandwiches and apple before they went overboard.
If the Tesco bag had been a Sainsburys or Asda bag it would have remained intact and would not have spilled my lunch onto the deck, meaning I wouldn't have dropped it to save my lunch, and would have been used again another time, or at least have been of use in transporting some of the fish caught that day.
MK4 Slowride said:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pacific_Garbage...
Seen this on TV the other day and this thread reminded me of it.
If plastic bags are such a problem why not use brown paper bags instead, or is that too obvious?
I use my old shopping bags as bin liners for small bins in my flat so for me they get used twice.
Seen this on TV the other day and this thread reminded me of it.
If plastic bags are such a problem why not use brown paper bags instead, or is that too obvious?
I use my old shopping bags as bin liners for small bins in my flat so for me they get used twice.
wiki said:
Sources of pollutants
There is no strong scientific data concerning the origins of pelagic plastics. The figure that an estimated 80% of the garbage comes from land-based sources and 20% from ships is derived from an unsubstantiated estimate.[12] Ship-generated pollution is a source of concern, since a typical 3,000-passenger cruise ship produces over eight tons of solid waste weekly, a major amount of which ends up in the patch, as most of the waste is organic.[13] Pollutants range in size from abandoned fishing nets to micro-pellets used in abrasive cleaners.[14] Currents carry debris from the west coast of North America to the gyre in about six years,[15] and debris from the east coast of Asia in a year or less.[16][17] An international research project led by Dr. Hideshige Takada of Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology studying plastic pellets, or nurdles, from beaches around the world may provide further clues about the origins of pelagic plastic.[18]
And how in Neptune's name does debris from the UK get to the f'ing Pacific - too many other Oceans in the f'ing way. So I call BS on this one.There is no strong scientific data concerning the origins of pelagic plastics. The figure that an estimated 80% of the garbage comes from land-based sources and 20% from ships is derived from an unsubstantiated estimate.[12] Ship-generated pollution is a source of concern, since a typical 3,000-passenger cruise ship produces over eight tons of solid waste weekly, a major amount of which ends up in the patch, as most of the waste is organic.[13] Pollutants range in size from abandoned fishing nets to micro-pellets used in abrasive cleaners.[14] Currents carry debris from the west coast of North America to the gyre in about six years,[15] and debris from the east coast of Asia in a year or less.[16][17] An international research project led by Dr. Hideshige Takada of Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology studying plastic pellets, or nurdles, from beaches around the world may provide further clues about the origins of pelagic plastic.[18]
Humans:
"Why are we here?"
Planet:
"Plastic, assholes!"
George Carlin
Skip to about 5:00 on if you want to cut to the plastic.
"Why are we here?"
Planet:
"Plastic, assholes!"
George Carlin
Skip to about 5:00 on if you want to cut to the plastic.
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