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04-05-2006, 04:08 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening

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clearly, in your case, you already do the right thing. In Ireland
quite a few people used to do this but the great majority (like in UK I
presume) did not and plastic bags got everywhere. Now most people do
it like you and all it took was a small law change.
It really worked (make it illegal to give plastic bags for nothing; you
must charge for them).

I don't dispute it worked, only (Sue's claim) that UK supermarkets
will take no action unless forced: they already do take action. IMHO
the problem is that so many of the public, given a choice, choose
mess. Its the public who won't stop littering unless forced.

Janet