This is one of those 'everyone said it was going to happen, and now it is' stories.
For as long as I can remember, we've been encourage to reuse plastic bags for shopping. Some of the big supermarkets, like M&S, then started to sell re-usable, durable bags to encourage this kind of low-level recycling and make a bit of money on the side (which is probably the best way for big business to approach recyling).
Now, Ikea are going to charge for plastic bags. It seems like that are a lot of green initiatives like this popping up over the UK now. We've all known that plastic carrier bags are pretty nasty things, now it's nice to see companies giving shoppers an inventive to recycle.
Having said all that, though, I do miss those big, square, brown paper Ikea bags. They made the best cat toys, after all. Reply to this article / Report this article
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For as long as I can remember, we've been encourage to reuse plastic bags for shopping. Some of the big supermarkets, like M&S, then started to sell re-usable, durable bags to encourage this kind of low-level recycling and make a bit of money on the side (which is probably the best way for big business to approach recyling).
Now, Ikea are going to charge for plastic bags. It seems like that are a lot of green initiatives like this popping up over the UK now. We've all known that plastic carrier bags are pretty nasty things, now it's nice to see companies giving shoppers an inventive to recycle.
Having said all that, though, I do miss those big, square, brown paper Ikea bags. They made the best cat toys, after all. Reply to this article / Report this article
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There's an interesting article over on www.grownupgreen.org.uk
http://www.grownupgreen.org.uk/features/?id=972
Apparently M&S don't seem to have any intentions (not publically anyway) to reduce carrier bag usage, but both Tescos and Sainsburys want to reduce it by 25% and plan to have all bags biodegradable by September. Good for them, but how they intend to do this seems a bit vague (at least Sainsburys are offering a wider variety of reusable bags.... Asda have got rid of the "bag for life", which is crazy!)
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Well I've just had a response back from Asda re their bag for life...
apparently they are bringing a new one out shortly.... It was about 3 months ago I last tried to get one and couldn't.
In general they are aiming to reduce packaging but there is no commitment as to how much. I'm disappointed when Walmart seem to be doing so much better.
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