Help me to ban plastic bags.

radikal_dj · 20 Mar 2007 at 10:28

Hope this is ok mods?

Link

Psyk · 20 Mar 2007 at 10:34

What will we use instead?

Liverpool-Lad · 20 Mar 2007 at 10:35

Paper ones like America?

Visage · 20 Mar 2007 at 10:36

Can we have a petition to ban online petitions?

They're useless, pointless, and serve only to perpetuate the notion that participating in democracy is something that can be done with a few mouse clicks.

trojan698 · 20 Mar 2007 at 10:37

Irony thief!

Sirrel Squirrel · 20 Mar 2007 at 10:37

Liverpool-Lad said:
Paper ones like America?

But then we have to recycle them and the co2 from the recycling plant is bad for the planet, a bag rotting in the ground isn't producing any co2!

(this is a joke post)

JohnnyG · 20 Mar 2007 at 10:37

I'll only sign it if you promise I won't get another "thanks but up yours" email from the PM when it finishes.

Gimpymoo · 20 Mar 2007 at 10:38

I got a "Natural" bag from sainsburys for a £1.

Re-useable, VERY Sturdy and better to carry than a plastic one.

Bear · 20 Mar 2007 at 10:40

We use bags for life from Tesocs

Mint_Sauce · 20 Mar 2007 at 10:40

I think people should be charged at least 5p for each plastic bag they use. At least then they'll think about keeping the ones they have and taking them back again to re-use.

platypus · 20 Mar 2007 at 10:40

We should ban plastic containers too. I've always wanted my own cow to milk.

jpmonkey69 · 20 Mar 2007 at 10:43

I usually take old carrier bags with me to the supermarket to use again... they're still perfectly good. The best way to recycle is to reuse, unfortunatly I still have hundreds in my house fom when I cared less.

I wonder how much money the supermarkets would save if they didn't need to supply plastic bags... Maybe a way to get people reusing their carrier bags is if supermarkets started charging for them again, or gave a (very small) discount to shoppers reusing bags?

DB_SamX · 20 Mar 2007 at 10:56

jpmonkey69 said:
I usually take old carrier bags with me to the supermarket to use again... they're still perfectly good. The best way to recycle is to reuse, unfortunatly I still have hundreds in my house fom when I cared less.

I wonder how much money the supermarkets would save if they didn't need to supply plastic bags... Maybe a way to get people reusing their carrier bags is if supermarkets started charging for them again, or gave a (very small) discount to shoppers reusing bags?

Some stores do give you store card points.

I always reuse mine when shopping, as well as handing all my saved up ones to the students' union shop. They collect them to reuse.

Banning plastic bags isn't practical unless eco-friendly alternatives are available more. Charging people to use them is better as it wouldn't affect me.

SunaseIPs · 20 Mar 2007 at 11:04

Can we have acrylic bags instead?

trojan698 · 20 Mar 2007 at 11:14

I have 300 plastic bags in my cupboard, I get new ones every time I go shopping and sometimes they go directly in the bin afterwards! I miss the apathy of the 90's.

dirtydog · 20 Mar 2007 at 11:17

JohnnyG said:
I'll only sign it if you promise I won't get another "thanks but up yours" email from the PM when it finishes.

Quite. When the PM ignores a petition which gets nearly two million signatures, it shows the futility of it all

MadMacs · 20 Mar 2007 at 11:18

Mint_Sauce said:
I think people should be charged at least 5p for each plastic bag they use. At least then they'll think about keeping the ones they have and taking them back again to re-use.

They do this in South Africa

And it has worked!

Hawk Tuah · 20 Mar 2007 at 11:18

Whats the problem with plastic bags?

I found an tesco's bag in an old set of draws. Had probably been there for a few years. When I picked it up it just disintegrated.

I'm most supermarket bags are exectly the same and will degrade fairly well.

Visage · 20 Mar 2007 at 11:20

dirtydog said:
Quite. When the PM ignores a petition which gets nearly two million signatures, it shows the futility of it all

What about the 58 million who didnt sign it?

dirtydog · 20 Mar 2007 at 11:21

trojan698 said:
I have 300 plastic bags in my cupboard, I get new ones every time I go shopping and sometimes they go directly in the bin afterwards! I miss the apathy of the 90's.

Did you count them?

I chuck most of mine in the bin. I like the apathy of the 00s