tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11376897.post8919946462020485784..comments2024-03-16T08:15:56.182+00:00Comments on Purple Words on a Grey Background: Bag for LifeMike Peatmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03385223912601726849noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11376897.post-70101812296439182702007-05-11T14:43:00.000+01:002007-05-11T14:43:00.000+01:00Had the same problem with Traidcraft carriers that...Had the same problem with Traidcraft carriers that had been around for a while. Yellow plastic crumbs everywhere.Mike Peatmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03385223912601726849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11376897.post-25184575680856434672007-05-10T21:50:00.000+01:002007-05-10T21:50:00.000+01:00I had some things in my bedroom stored in a biodeg...I had some things in my bedroom stored in a biodegradable carrier bag that I got from chaplaincy a while back. When my dad decorated my room recently everything moved from out of my room... the carrier bag in question fell to pieces and made quite a lot of mess... Note to self, biodegradable carrier bags are good for throwing things away in but not good for storing things in...Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18000664334401241215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11376897.post-69416850559234224422007-05-10T14:26:00.000+01:002007-05-10T14:26:00.000+01:00Or supermarkets could maybe make recycled biodegra...Or supermarkets could maybe make recycled biodegradable plastic carrier bags.<BR/><BR/>ie. bottle -> carrier bag -> bin liner -> nothing<BR/><BR/>This would avoid the extra obvious cost of bin-liners, but then again, I suppose it could just make the shopping more expensive to pay for them.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223285218971106224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11376897.post-30106597575140326052007-05-10T14:24:00.000+01:002007-05-10T14:24:00.000+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13381719241382198301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11376897.post-54556775724340434522007-05-10T10:17:00.000+01:002007-05-10T10:17:00.000+01:00You could buy recycled plastic bin-liners on the b...You could buy recycled plastic bin-liners on the basis that there will always be enough plastic chucked away to make them. <BR/><BR/>Decided that bags for life have to be in the car - they are useless stored in the house.Mike Peatmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03385223912601726849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11376897.post-66795572074362782422007-05-09T15:11:00.000+01:002007-05-09T15:11:00.000+01:00hmmmmmmmmm...never really sure that these bags for...hmmmmmmmmm...<BR/><BR/>never really sure that these bags for life actually help. Surely they just lead to you buying bin liners instead, thus meaning the same amount of plastic is thrown away at the end of the day.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223285218971106224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11376897.post-59084689146182478502007-05-08T19:11:00.000+01:002007-05-08T19:11:00.000+01:00Yes. Pity Baggies has already been bagged as a nam...Yes. Pity Baggies has already been bagged as a name.Mike Peatmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03385223912601726849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11376897.post-12530113928378866232007-05-08T18:08:00.000+01:002007-05-08T18:08:00.000+01:00I have a using re-usable bags problem too. Should ...I have a using re-usable bags problem too. Should we form a support group?Steve Tilleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17400505989949096631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11376897.post-86392314444757755522007-05-08T13:18:00.000+01:002007-05-08T13:18:00.000+01:00Theoretically, yes, but I usually can't find my gl...Theoretically, yes, but I usually can't find my glasses ot mobile phone. How can I hope to remember carrier bags?Mike Peatmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03385223912601726849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11376897.post-47219756849611800832007-05-07T10:39:00.000+01:002007-05-07T10:39:00.000+01:00My mum has huge trolley bags from Lakeland plastic...My mum has huge trolley bags from Lakeland plastics, all the weekly shopping fits in both of them and they last forever(ish)... They live in the boot and return to the boot. You need to be disciplined and move them back to the boot after unpacking the shopping! Can you manage it?!Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18000664334401241215noreply@blogger.com