if not, will you if supermarkets started charging for them?
2007-11-20 08:35:49 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Environment ➔ Green Living
In Ireland they've been charging for them for a few years so most folk use shopping bags or keep boxes in their car to transfer shopping to.Come on you lot,catch up!
2007-11-20 08:51:27 · answer #1 · answered by Misty Blue 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. To put garbage in them. To wrap items in the freezer. To put garden rubbish in them. To wrap anything I am giving to my children, like a book I have finished with or something like that. Then I always take a couple with me in case I need one while I am shopping. Sometimes if I think, I give some to the Charity shops.
If the supermarkets start charging I will take my own means of bag.
2007-11-23 09:45:35 · answer #2 · answered by Sally Anne 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes but not at the supermarket use them in my bin.
it supermarket start charging for the carrier bags then yes i will re use them.
2007-11-20 19:14:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We have a variety of bags for life and jute bags that we try and use whenever we go shopping. My wife has a fold up bag she keeps in her handbag, just in case.
The problem is when shopping for clothes in town. We try then to get items placed in our existing bags, to cut down on the number of bags we take home, but it's not always realistic.
Still we try and don't use the rubbish excuse that reusing is a hassle- it's not really or the excuse that because we're not going to reuse in every shop we might as well not bother at all.
2007-11-21 04:44:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I take used bags to the supermarket to use again and I line my rubbish bins with them.
I should be glad to see them banned or a hefty charge for fresh bags.
2007-11-20 17:41:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I try to avoid getting bags in the first place by using a sturdy fabric one. The carrier bags I DO get (when I forget to take my own, for example) are reused to complement my fabric bag and then used as rubbish bags...
Reduce the amount of bags you get
Reuse the bags you've got
Recycle when you're done with them!!
2007-11-22 15:46:24 · answer #6 · answered by kittymiffyetcie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always try to use them for as long as possible, but supermarkets are greedy and as long as they can make a quick penny or 2, then I will supply my own shopping bags
2007-11-23 05:24:48 · answer #7 · answered by dingwaggle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We have one of those plastic holders for the carrier bags. We use them to carry shopping and then user them as bin bags and dog poo bags! When on a walk we use one side as a water bowl for the dog.
2007-11-22 11:33:15 · answer #8 · answered by Chris K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I reuse them at home for garbage liners, a lunch bag for work, and cleaning the litter box. One of the local health food stores takes 5 cents off your total if you have your own bag. I would bring my own if the stores started charging, I sure have enough of them at home!
2007-11-21 10:14:14 · answer #9 · answered by Ambi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't use plastic bags! I use my cloth bags. I keep one in my handbag for when I visit the drug store, hard ware store, etc. I totally embarrassed my hubby the other day at Lowe's. I got some really strange looks when I unfolded my re-usable tote! I love watching peoples reactions! The only plastic bags I use are for trash. Even then they are biodegradable.
2007-11-20 17:44:46 · answer #10 · answered by Gretchen G 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋