Wales to introduce the plastic bag law next month.

Run_to_da_hills

Copy Cats. :P

Shoppers in Wales could face a charge of up to 20p if they use plastic carrier bags at the check-out.

The levy would raise nearly £13 million a year, which would be used to fund Welsh environmental projects.

Like Ireland Welsh politicians believe it would reduce the number of plastic bags handed to shoppers by 90 per cent, from 583 million a year to just 65 million.

Under the Climate Change Bill, due to become law next in March, ministers will have the power to impose a standard charge.

The UK can't slag us over this now.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1142565/Wales-goes-green-20p-charge-single-use-carrier-bags.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/wales_politics/7883195.stm

Phototoxin

Wont it just mean they go to paper which cause a lot of pollution in thier transport?

Although I do think that such laws make people think about thier use of plastic.

Run_to_da_hills

Phototoxin wrote: »

Wont it just mean they go to paper which cause a lot of pollution in their transport? .

Papers fine for small amounts until the arse falls out of the bag.

Phototoxin wrote: »

Although I do think that such laws make people think about their use of plastic.

It makes them think more about spending more unecessary cash, particularly now. You only have to look at the amount of people using reusable bags and cardboard boxes at Lidl & Tesco.

robtri

Phototoxin wrote: »

Wont it just mean they go to paper which cause a lot of pollution in thier transport?

Although I do think that such laws make people think about thier use of plastic.

don't think so, like here they will probably move to re-useable shopping bags.... paper bags haven't caught on at all over here...

Cabaal

robtri wrote: »

don't think so, like here they will probably move to re-useable shopping bags.... paper bags haven't caught on at all over here...

Agreed, the rain on paper bags doesn't help also

I think this is great news lets hope England follows suit next as the amount of shopping bags used by people is insane....reusable all the way!

BendiBus

Cabaal wrote: »

Agreed, the rain on paper bags doesn't help also

I think this is great news lets hope England follows suit next as the amount of shopping bags used by people is insane....reusable all the way!

It really irks me when I'm in England when I buy something as small as a bottle of water (I know that's not too green either but sometimes there's no option!) and the cashier automatically reaches for a plastic bag.

It's a crazy waste. And a crazy waste of money by retailers.