Echo letter: What happens after we get charged?
IN a recent edition, you wrote that a majority of people are in favour of shops charging 5p for every plastic carrier bag in order to reduce waste (Echo, September 24).
A good idea – but "what happens next"?
Assuming the cost of plastic bags is already included in the price we pay for goods bought, will we get 5p knocked off the price for each plastic bag we reuse?
And if so: what happens if we have, say, ten empty, old plastic bags and we buy ten articles and put one article in each bag – do we get 50p off? Probably not, but that would mean someone would have to check – and decide – when a bag is "full".
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When we first experienced this charge, in Cardiff, we asked the shop assistant why, and he said it was for "environmental reasons".
When we asked who got the money they charged for the bags, he didn't know.
If it is for "environmental reasons", this would seem to indicate that someone from an "environmental body" or other must keep a check on exactly how many plastic bags every shop buys in and sells in order to establish how much money is due.
If so, at what cost? But perhaps it is much simpler tan that.
Tore Fauske, Woodmancote
Comments
by Takeaway22
Thursday, September 27 2012, 12:47PM
“Allthough it may not be confirmed it seems that due to the materials and work involved those re-usable cotton bags are alot more damaging to the environment...
"According to the report, the canvas bag needs to be used 171 times to have the same global warming intensity as a single-use HDPE bag (1.57 kg CO2-equivalents)"
- TreeHugger.com "Ask Pablo: Are Plastic Bags Better After All?"
Don't get me wrong, I see the reason behind the cotton bags. Personally I prefer them and the set that I used at Uni have definately seen more than 171 uses . The idea works great if we all remember to use the same bags each time but I wonder how many have survived the required about of uses before being binned or broken?”
by Tonyjinjin
Thursday, September 27 2012, 3:57AM
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by Tonyjinjin
Thursday, September 27 2012, 3:57AM
“Plastic bag is not eco-friendly to our environment. We need to find a new way to solve this problem in order to protect our home town.
We're the professional manufacturer of biodegradable and compostable resin and bags. I think you may help us to find the right partner in this field.
We established own factory, comes up with ten thousand tons of biodegradable raw materials annually. To guarantee the product quality, we take strict testing in every step from materials purchasing to final production.
We can supply 100% biodegradable & compostable MBM-CF resin and its biodegradable bag which meet the standard of EN13432 and ASTM D6400. Please visit our website http://tinyurl.com/c5y4kzt for more information.
We need your help to find the best partner to fulfill the purpose of reducing plastic bag, It will be happy to have cooperation with you in some particular fields in your country. May you help us to do this thing?
If you have the interest, pls don't hesitate to contact me.
Tony
Manager of Marketing
PH: (86) 10 67832216 FX: (86) 10 67832216
WB: http://tinyurl.com/c5y4kzt
EM: zulu.casic@gmail.com
P.O: 100176
Skype: tony.jinjin”