Are you cutting down on your plastic carrier bags?

Question

Are you cutting down on your plastic carrier bags?

Answer 1

yes, i dont use plastic bags now.because i know during recycling many dangerous gases release which dameges the ozone layer.

Answer 2

Yes I use canvas bags purchased at JoAnn's Fabrics.  After putting my groceries away I put the bags in the car.  That way I always have them when shopping.

Answer 3

I have always used my carrier bags as bin liners and I now have fabric shopping bags.  Until now I have always taken the excess back to the supermarket.

Answer 4

trying to

Answer 5

Yes. M & S is giving away their special bags for a month then charging 5p each per bag. I've got all my heavy duty bags ready.

Answer 6

Yes i try not to use any and if i do i take them to my supermarket where ther is a recycling bin to put them into.x.

Answer 7

I live in Portugal and most supermarkets charge you for bags.

We have bought a couple of really nice shopping baskets and use those.

I will try to never use a plastic bag again.

Answer 8

yes i have loads of them in my car boot so when i go shoping i just pop in to the boot and use them

Answer 9

yes - i am definitely trying to make an effort not to use so many or accept them in every shop i buy something in.  we already use sainsburys reusable bag for life bags, and i try to take a cotton bag out shopping with me in town so if i buy small items i can put them in there instead of taking a plastic bag.  everyone needs to do their bit for the planet and the environment.

Answer 10

I'm trying to!  :)  I try to remember to bring plastic bags with me to the store (I get groceries once a month, so I'd need a LOT of canvas bags).  I always re-use plastic bags - line small garbage cans with them, use them to clean up after pets, etc.  Also - where I live (Pittsburgh), the city requires that recyclables be sorted and then placed in blue plastic bags from the grocery store.

IKEA is the only store I know of here that charges for plastic bags.  I think that's a GREAT idea, as I've read many stores in Europe do that and I think it would really cut down our consumption here in the US.

Answer 11

yes, use my own backpack me, have donw for years

Answer 12

Yes, I'm really putting my mind to it now. Remembered my canvas shopping bags each time this past couple of weeks. !

Answer 13

We are

Answer 14

yes.  i have two canvas bags in the car and try to remember to take them into the shop.    i am getting better at remembering

Answer 15

Yes, we use the reusable cloth bags

Answer 16

Yes - I now use fabric bags at the supermarket, and made a point of taking all the plastic bags in the house down for recycling.

There's really no need to use the plastic bags anymore, unless out of complete selfish convenience.

Answer 17

Yes, I only smoke ten placky bags a day now.

(placky bags, rhyming slang for f**s)

Answer 18

No, recycling is overrated

Answer 19

Yes,i buy the re-usable bags mostly and do always keep them in my bag for any shopping x

Answer 20

Yes, If you get home delivery have you seen how they pack the bags, i had a bag with two items in and that was it. Silly people!

Answer 21

Yes,I re-use them all the time. With a tesco loyalty card you get extra points.When the bags get a bit tatty I use them in my pedal bin. If plastic bags are banned then I will have to start buying bin liners.

Answer 22

why?