Another step towards a cleaner environment...Interesting, isn't it? I just
love that idea.
Coolio. And yeah, if people had to consume (dietary supplement) all the plastic that they used to carry the groceries, it'd get to the point they'd quickly perfer paper bags. After all, it's a good association... if your bodies stomach acid can't break it down then what can?
Heard about this on the news, it makes sense I suppose. Rather than "banning" them though, I'd prefer that there was some incentive to, you know, not use them. I think Stop and Shop was doing something where if you bring your own cloth bags from home, they donate a couple of cents to some charity. That seems more in line with what I'd agree with.
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Hard sell over plastic bag ban
PLASTIC carrier bags will be a thing of the past in Royston if a plan to ban them wins enough support.
Radical proposals to introduce a ban across North Hertfordshire District Council - with a pilot scheme first in Royston - have been suggested by the chairman of the council.
Coun F John Smith with a “bag for life” issued by the district council
Coun F John Smith said: "We all have a duty to use fewer plastic bags and we've had a discussion about making the area a bag-free zone.
"We rely too much on them and it would be great if we could help lead the way and do something good which would benefit the environment."
He started thinking about a ban on plastic bags while on holiday in Australia.
He said: "I was in Tasmania and we could only get brown paper bags instead of plastic carrier bags.
"The paper bags are biodegradable and in my view the use of strong paper bags or of fibre shopping bags would lead to a useful reduction in the generation of waste and to a tidier environment."
If the scheme gets enough support, it is thought the council would be the first district authority to implement such a ban in the UK.
Modbury in Devon became the first town in Europe to become a plastic-bag free zone in April.
The scheme won the backing of all the town's 43 traders - from family shops to the local supermarket.
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I'd never really thought of this before but i think its a great idea. Waste is a growing concern in the UK with some supermarkets offering loyalty card points for re-using bags. So why not just go the whole way and ban them? I don't think people would be that bothered if they had to take Fibre bags when they go shopping.We should be aiming for a situation when we use as much recyclable materials as we can and only non-biodegradable ones when its absoulutely necesarry. I also think there should be more pressure on Supermarkets and food manufacturers to cut down on their packaging. Bananas in cellophane bags for example is totally unnecesarry.
Thumbs up to the guy for organising this. any thoughts?
I'd like to see us move away from using plastic bags. There used to be a time when people would carry their own shopping bags with them (i.e. reusing something versus single-use throwaways). Whenever able, I always avoid taking a sack when not needed. Often have to tell the check-out people that the bread is already in a bag. :) And for cold items, paper works so much better anyway.
