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#1 2008-11-26 21:48:33
- JaneFairfax
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Supermarkets banish the plastic bag
Britains biggest supermarkets say they are on course to reduce by half their use of plastic bags by Easter.
Tesco, Asda, Sainsburys and Waitrose are making progress in cutting the number of free bags handed out to shoppers in a victory for The Independent campaign highlighting the environmental threat posed by packaging. Plastic bags are made using oil and take hundreds of years to degrade in landfill sites, often after a single use. An estimated 13 billion plastic bags are handed out by UK retailers every year.
Full story: The Independent
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#2 2008-11-26 22:11:29
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Re: Supermarkets banish the plastic bag
But: we reuse those plastic bags, so when we DON'T get given them we will have to BUY them in rolls. We won't use less bags, just end up paying for them! And the plastic bags we buy are actually thicker than the supermarket bags.
AND we will have to buy cloth bags to transport our shopping.
The net effect may be worse for the environment.
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