Why should I pay for plastic bags? The supermarkets package to the hilt, why can’t I bring along containers for the food I wish to purchase?
No, I have to take all the packaged content from them and then if I forget to bring a bag pay for one – Which quite frankly has a minimal impact environmentally compared to all the packaging its containing. More pressure should be put on the sources of waste rather than the consumer?
Actually, the whole “recycle your bags- IT’S REALLY GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT” bit came coincidentally with the spike in oil (thus plastic products) prices. Isn’t that convenient. Supermarkets slash their overhead and have a PR victory with the Militant Earth Worship clicks. For more on this, check out my blog entry…
http://gaultslue.blogspot.com/2007/01/first-among-equals-buzzdive-ah-and-now.html