tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post3575355600916704518..comments2024-03-28T10:05:36.756+00:00Comments on Crafty Green Poet: Some thoughts on the carrier bag charge in ScotlandCrafty Green Poethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-4017091132923647052014-10-22T01:23:37.086+01:002014-10-22T01:23:37.086+01:00That's interesting that cloth bags use more en...That's interesting that cloth bags use more energy than single use bags. I do have plastic carrier bags - but I use them over and over and over again - including for instance as an 'inner bag' inside cloth bags and rucksacks as they don't let the rain in to my shopping or library books. I've got a huge one in my large rucksack - must have been there for years now. Some of my fave cloth bags are ones I've made from my old jeans!Phoenix C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13852678924557075302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-4906715373284464612014-10-22T00:11:48.918+01:002014-10-22T00:11:48.918+01:00fewer bags used
less loose change
in my pocket
[...fewer bags used<br />less loose change <br />in my pocket<br /><br />[but it's worth it]Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10717622168200846486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-71083420777735317342014-10-21T16:28:28.475+01:002014-10-21T16:28:28.475+01:00Yes, I use reusable bags and some stores here do c...Yes, I use reusable bags and some stores here do charge if you need a plastic bag. Shoppers grumbled at first but they've gotten used to it. Most people where I shop take in reusable bags.EG CameraGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803759124643467711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-69502718243175034222014-10-21T14:20:34.226+01:002014-10-21T14:20:34.226+01:00Good for Scotland!!!!Good for Scotland!!!!Jenn Jilkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-83699446236371651862014-10-21T13:32:10.441+01:002014-10-21T13:32:10.441+01:00Hi Cheryl, yes store clerks aren't happy with ...Hi Cheryl, yes store clerks aren't happy with people taking their own bags, I wonder if that will change here with the bag charge?Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-8557293044794951292014-10-21T13:25:12.296+01:002014-10-21T13:25:12.296+01:00I used to live in Seattle, Washington, USA, where ...I used to live in Seattle, Washington, USA, where they instituted a 25 cent charge per plastic bag used. I keep my reusable bags in my car, and even though I now live in Georgia, USA, and no such levied fines exist, I still use the reusables. <br /><br />The clerks here don't like them (not as easy to use, since they have the plastic sitting there in neat stacks), but I don't care. They can sneer at me all they want. I don't want any more of those plastic bags in the landfill, thanks very much! :)Dr. Cheryl Carvajalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323455180953109460noreply@blogger.com