I use them instead of bin liners. If I didn't use carrier bags, which degrade fairly quickly these days, I'd have to buy bin liners which won't hang on the hook in the kitchen (no room for a bin) and probably have a half life on 10,000 years. Oh, and just so you know, over the course of 3 months, I averaged 1.5 carrier bags worth (counted) per week for all household waste going to landfill.
Just watched a report on this topic on Channel 5 news. They admitted that since the tax came in in Ireland, although the number of carrier bags in use had declined by 90%, the number of bin liners and tough plastic bags had gone up dramatically.
Graham
Just watched a report on this topic on Channel 5 news. They admitted that since the tax came in in Ireland, although the number of carrier bags in use had declined by 90%, the number of bin liners and tough plastic bags had gone up dramatically.
Graham