UK to start charging for plastic bags

jonneymendoza · 2 Oct 2015 at 13:49

Thoughts?

starts from monday.

I am ****ed and gutted about this especially the supermarket bags made of toilet tissue paper.

Seriously i wouldnt pay 5p for a tesco bag where if u out more then 2 cans of beans teh bag will rip.

Can i get my money back then if that happened?

Utter farce.

I dont waste my plastic bags and always reuse them around the house so am not one of the guys who wastes them.

The nags from retail are better built though and are definitely worth the 5p charge but the tesco and other supermarkets can go do one

Sirrel Squirrel · 2 Oct 2015 at 13:50

Just go to self checkout and lie when it asks you

Naff8000 · 2 Oct 2015 at 13:52

Going to be super annoying carrying around a manky plastic bag half the time.

jonneymendoza · 2 Oct 2015 at 13:53

Sirrel Squirrel said:
Just go to self checkout and lie when it asks you

my mate does that lol

troops · 2 Oct 2015 at 13:59

Its just a scam, if they were so concerned they would use degradable Plastic bags.
In Wales you have to pay for Mcdonalds paper bags that are already recycled paper, even bigger scam.
The 5p bags in Aldi,Lidl are way better than Asda,Tesco

Monkeynut · 2 Oct 2015 at 13:59

Lol get bags for life? Problem solved... for life?

Jono8 · 2 Oct 2015 at 14:00

Monkeynut said:
Lol get bags for life? Problem solved... for life?

Apart from the fact you have to remember to take them with you all the time.

kayomani · 2 Oct 2015 at 14:01

You'd hope you quality of the bags improve when you have to pay for them..

Bear · 2 Oct 2015 at 14:01

Went into Tescos earlier and they gave us a free bag for life.

Cyanide · 2 Oct 2015 at 14:01

Nice to see that there's finally a use for the 5p coin

MrMoonX · 2 Oct 2015 at 14:01

Jono8 said:
Apart from the fact you have to remember to take them with you all the time.

The horror

Hades · 2 Oct 2015 at 14:02

I will have to buy bin bags now. Which will mean more plastic and more pollution. So I will probably just suck it up and pay the 5p per bag instead.

ubersonic · 2 Oct 2015 at 14:03

jonneymendoza said:
Thoughts?

starts from monday.

Welcome to 2011 England, We've been waiting for you

Lokai · 2 Oct 2015 at 14:04

Jono8 said:
Apart from the fact you have to remember to take them with you all the time.

Leave them in your boot ?

Naff8000 · 2 Oct 2015 at 14:05

MrMoonX said:
The horror

You're going to carry a bag for life with you at all times?

ubersonic · 2 Oct 2015 at 14:05

troops said:
In Wales you have to pay for Mcdonalds paper bags that are already recycled paper, even bigger scam.

Paper bags used for food are exempt from the charge, the McDonalds charge is their own policy and nothing to do with the Welsh bag tax.

scorza · 2 Oct 2015 at 14:06

Tesco were giving away free bags for life this morning, I'll keep mine in the car but I imagine I'll still forget to bring it in with me

randomshenans · 2 Oct 2015 at 14:07

I pay for bags, and have done for years here. I've been here 4 and it's always been that way. Suck it up princess.

Scam · 2 Oct 2015 at 14:09

It's about flippin' time if you ask me. Why people insist on using 23 plastic bags on their weekly shop is beyond me. You could get two bags for life and just use those. They're much easier to pack and carry, and they fit way more in. It's so much easier to carry two bags-for-life rather than 6 different plastic bags. When you see people struggling with those horrendous Tesco bags you just have to laugh. Idiots.

Also, my girlfriend has a collapsable shopping crate. For those that actually go out and do a 'big shop' it's brilliant. Chuck it in your trolley, and when you're at the till you just chuck everything in it. Way easier than packing bags. When you get to your car you just put the whole crate in the boot. Every time we're at the tills with that we get a comment of people going "oh that's brilliant we should get one!".

Digital X · 2 Oct 2015 at 14:10

My under the stars cupboard is nearly full of plastic bags and bags for life, I'm set for many shopping trips!