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> But these plastic bags, which were often difficult to find or expensive to purchase, were treated gently and used constantly (both back then and now, it is co
by Daniel_sk 7y ago
> But these plastic bags, which were often difficult to find or expensive to purchase, were treated gently and used constantly (both back then and now, it is common to find a matryoshka of plastic bags in a Polish person’s kitchen, with the largest one serving as the mother-bag)
We still do that in our household (Slovakia), it just feels wrong to throw a perfectly fine plastic bag which can be used again. I just grab it the next time I am going shopping. I don't do it for financial reasons (they have 0 value for me).
- esotericn 7y agoI thought everyone did that! We've been doing this in the UK since way before the tax, when they were free they were useful as bin bags.
- cpcallen 7y agoIndeed. And since the tax caused the supply of bags to dry up, I'm very glad that I have a large stockpile that should keep me in bin liners for a few years yet.
- janpot 7y agousing them as "bin bags" is not "reuse". "reuse" means "taking them back to the store next time to put your groceries in it again". You'd be better off buying bin bags that are made for that purpose.