General Chat

Lynda
Thank you for asking..............
' Beautiful grandson ' is now a strapping 20 years old and a student in London ( doing his own shopping with reusable bags ! )

Still smiling.

Just a point re plastic bags disintegrating....yes they do, and some ( by no means many) are completely biodegradeable, but look at all the non bio plastic bags that end up on beaches and thus into the sea, and in the sea all that plastic even if it is in small pieces still goes into the food chain, Turtles and sea birds die because it blocks their gut and you my fish loving friends end up with plastic residue in your meals...

It's not the bags that go into our bins as bin bags that is the main problem, it's the thousands that don't get reused, which end up flying around. They are an eyesore to everyone , they are a danger to birds and animals.

It's just one thing that people can do.... along with buying loose veg rather than pre packed, and going for the least overpacked product generally. Yes the government could do more, rather than tinker round the edges...but the govt wouldn't have to do it if we did it for ourselves in the first place.

Here endeth the lecture.... possibly ;-)

http://www.seeturtles.org/ocean-plastic/

Well, we've done our weekly shop.

The majority of customers were 50+ and had taken their own bags.
Those who had to purchase them seemed to have only bought a few 'bits' which bumped around in the bottom of one carrier.

The carriers did seem to be made of stronger material than the 'throwaway' ones. Will they remember to have it ready for next time? Who knows!

Just asked daughter about her five pence replaceable bag.

It is not a bag for life but it is stronger than the old flimsy plastic bags.......and, yes, they will replace it when it wears out. (Our local Sainsbury store)