Does anyone really believe this?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail....ntroduce-5p-levy.html

7 in 10 shoppers back charging for plastic bags, can this be true, what do ABers think?

I can never understand if they are so worried about the environment why they don't issue Biodegradable bags.

I have noticed however that on my visits to supermarkets, I have noticed that it is generally the more mature shopper who take along their own bags, whist younger shoppers tend to take up the supermarkets plastic ones, why is this?

[baza]

we do try to remember to take our bags for life when planning to go to the shops but, sometimes do a spur of the moment shop so have to rely on supermarkets cheapo carriers.
I do, however, object to paying for these carriers as the supermarkets put these costs into their prices and, they also get free advertising.

[jomifl]

Khandro, fortunately yes. In addition to my previous post, they had their old house demolished because they hadn't maintained it for thirty years and replaced it with a new one. They then had a conservatory built onto the back of the new house and 5 years later because it was looking a bit tatty (again no maintainance) they had it replaced with a new one. I wonder how many plastic bags that was all worth.

[Khandro]

jomifl; Indeed! Who once said: "Show me your friends and I'll tell you what you are"? :-)

[jomifl]

I don't know Khandro, it sounds as if it could have been a friend of yours.

[Khandro]

^But I thought we were friends, n'est pas?