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The plastic bags problem was solved years ago in many places. In the Uk and europe (western europe anyway) supermarkets now either (a) don't let you have them
by djm 17y ago
The plastic bags problem was solved years ago in many places.
In the Uk and europe (western europe anyway) supermarkets now either (a) don't let you have them at all, (b) make you pay for them, or (c) let you have them but make you ask the checkout operator instead of having a bunch that you can help yourself to.
Most supermarkets are also selling larger more sturdy plastic shopping bags. These are marketed as a 'green' iniative as using less of the other bags is supposedly good for the environment.
- caffeine 17y agoHere's the UK situation with bags: The Waitrose near me has makes a half-assed effort, whereby no matter how much stuff you have (literally, a heaped shopping cart), the lady will look at you and ask "Do you need a bag?" The idea is that if they ask, sometimes you'll say no, and use fewer bags. Usually I respond with something like "Nah, I'll just take the cart, thanks" or "It's fine, I'm a great juggler" or some other stupid quip. Marks & Spencer also ask you if you want a bag. If you say yes, they charge you 10 pence PER bag. So if you do a lot of shopping at M&S, you really need to bring your own suitcase or something. Tesco doesn't give a crap. They find baby seals and tie plastic Tesco bags on their heads.