to think that these supermarkets must be raking it in

[mum2samandalex]

with this whole recycling a bag scheme. I mean everytime i go to the shops ive even forgotten to bring my bags or havent got enough and end up buying more at 5p and sometimes 50p a time. This was the case for the women in front of me and behind me.And the ones i have brought have split already even the one i brought last night split when i was loading it into the car grrrrr. I cant see how this all helping the environment tbh its just another money making ploy.

And on a final note - you are clearly in the minority.

rebelmum1 has hit the nail on the head.

Octo - ooooo that told me!

Well its only for myself and 5yo dd, and we take a big rucksack as well. The only supermarket in the town we live in is Waitrose, which I can't afford to do a weekly shop in. So we go to the Lidl 2 miles away, luckily its a nice walk along the canal

Rebelmum is right but if you take your own bags they don't make money.

I do love a good rant btw Diddley! Plastic bags and nappies are my forte!

Clearly in the minority for what??

Oh you've gone...Do you own a 4x4?

Stripey - do you live in Bath?

I wish!!!

Everyone else (so far) thinks you should use reuseable bags.

'I don't own a car...one of the biggest polution creators..practise what you preach '

Actually, car use pails in terms of the pollution produced from heavy industry and meat production.

There's a canal, waitrose and lidl in Bath!

And more co2 comes out of volcanoes than cars.

must get children

surely you don't use all the bags that used to come from supermarkets as bin bags, no one has that many bins!!

or stop using bags in platic bins and pour rubbish into one central bin at the end of the week

Thanks 'herder. Me too.

'Pitstops, I use them as nappy bags in the bathroom with the ones dh gets from supermarket and give back Sainsburys ones with next delivery.

Never used a cloth bag. But as SAHH does 99% of shopping I don't feel guilty...

Don;t set me off - I'm going to be late!

About the government giving disps away not you giving up btw!

Didn't mean it 'bout 4x4. Now that was bitchy...

If you really want to go green, don't consume meat.

I like meat!!!!

I am with Riven, have a 7 year old with disabilities who uses nappies. Disposables. We try to 'do what we can' so have an allotment as an off-set! (and because children like getting muddy and planting stuff). And lots of recycling and walking and buses.

I'm back

LMA and Riven - I can completely understand that you need to use disposables and I don't think anyone would challenge it.

Diddley - 4 x 4 are standard issue here - the local council gives one away free to every household to save salting the roads!

YANBU. I can't help but think supermarkets are using the "go green" issue as a ploy to make money. I think the solution would be to abolish ALL plastic bags. That way the supermarkets can't charge for them and people would just have to start remembering to bring there own.

I think people only forget there bags because there are plastics ones to use when you forget. If there was no back up, you would have to remember. You would soon start remembering your bags if you had to pay 50p per re-usable bag each time!