Comment on Supermarket plastic bag charge has led to 98% drop in use in England, data shows

mtchristo@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• Emperor@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I’m not sure I understand - I often walk to the shops and will stuff a plastic bag or two in my pocket. If I was buying any more than that, I’d be taking the car.

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  • mtchristo@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I’d rather have my plastic bags reused for garbage, than have to always remember to carry around plastic bags, I like to shop after work on my way home. reusing them make them very easy to tear sometime and have to deal with a mess in the middle of the road

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    • 13esq@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      They’re bags for life. If they’re damaged the cashier will replace it for free.

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    • Emperor@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I’ve been doing this since they were free (as it seems very wasteful to get new bags each time) and you just get into the habit of always having a bag to hand. It’s not a big deal.

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    • GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      The motto “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” is an order of operations.

      Recycling is great, but avoiding the item in the first place is even better.

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