On Monday 29 January 2007 13:55, Frank Peelo wrote:
> > Actually there has been no cut in plastic bag usage, there HAS been a 90%
> > drop in free plastic bags, which people used to put their rubbish in, now
> > they simply buy more rubbish bags.
>> Not everyone who got a "free" plastic bag used it for putting rubbish in.
Yes, the comment was nonsense.
You have only to look at the (relatively) bag-free countryside today
to see the enormous impact this measure has had.
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