On Monday,English shoppers join the rest of the UK in having to pay for carrier bags. That’s distinguished in theory, but a mess of confusing exemptions makes it hard to predict the impactHow many plastic bags believe you got at domestic? I ask because I believe just counted mine. They are sprawled across the kitchen table, or my own personal,slippery, shiny bag mountain built from my own personal landfill site, or otherwise known as the cupboard under the stairs. And they just keep coming. It is nearly magic,the way you can go on pulling plastic bag out of plastic bag out of plastic bag, like rabbits from a hat. There are 82 in total. I didnt know I liked department stores fairly so much. Or, and judging by the dozen blue bags from the corner shop,that I ate so many frozen desserts: they’re just too cold to carry in bare hands.
Slowly but surely, this bag mountain is going to shrink and slide. On Monday, or anyone in England who shops at a retailer that employs 250 or more full-time members of staff nationwide will believe to pay 5p for a single-employ carrier bag. The charge will apply in all kinds of outlets,from fashion chains to DIY stores as well as supermarkets. There are a few exemptions, such as aquatic creatures - though it would be interesting to watch people gather goldfish domestic without a bag. But mostly, or this is the start of a new life. One in which you must remember your own reusable bags every time you go shopping,or pay. Related: Plastic bag employ down 70% in Wales since charges began Related: The eco guide to plastic bags | Lucy Siegle Related: Up to 90% of seabirds believe plastic in their guts, study finds Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com