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by PolythenePam @ 2007-09-05 - 15:57:45


Plastic bags consumed this year:

Plastic bags consumed this year:

Taken from

http://www.reusablebags.com

15 million bottles A DAY
Turn the world state we use 15 million bottles a day every day in the UK http://www.turntheworld.com/recycler/plastic.htm

Which is backed up by the independent which states that Britons use 275,000 tons of plastic bottles each year - 15 million a day http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/article621200.ece

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deleted user [Visitor]

2007-09-05 @ 16:57

Blimey, that is truly frightening.

MrFlightyMrFlighty [Member]
2007-09-05 @ 17:48

I refuse them whenever possible. The ones I end up with I reuse as often as possible.
I really do wish that the government would tax them like the Irish did.

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PolythenePamPolythenePam pro
2007-09-06 @ 08:54

Or buy a string one from the lovely organic alley (tag carrier bag) and reuse forever. Thanks for signing the petition - I think I will give that another push.

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loveslifeloveschocolateloveslifeloveschocolate [Member]
2007-09-05 @ 18:55

I re use as often as poss, but I feel guilty for lining bins with them. Any suggestions? They say for every thousand bags 2 litres of oil is used.

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PolythenePamPolythenePam pro
2007-09-06 @ 08:51

Yep those one use carriers are made from oil - the next time people complain about a petrol increase perhaps they should think how much they throw away each day in the form of plastic packaging.

Like you I used to use carrier bags to line my bin but that just means more non biodegradable rubbish in landfill and what would have biodegraded now cant because it is wrapped in plastic.

I now compost, recycle and reject excess packaging. what is left goes in a bin with a washable plastic liner and tip my rubbish directly into my black bin. For details go to the tag bin liners

I use reusable string carrier bags and cotton produce bags - for details go to the tag carrier bags

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loveslifeloveschocolateloveslifeloveschocolate [Member]
2007-09-07 @ 08:29

Thanks for those ideas. I do all of the above as much as poss. Just don't like loads of loose rubbish in my wheely bin. I suppose I could live with it if it didn't get too smelly.

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