Entrepreneurs are selling plastic carrier bags outside of supermarkets and convenience stores or 2p, undercutting the 5p price in-store and creating more plastic waste.
UK waste management agency, BusinessWaste.co.uk’s own research has concluded that ‘multi-buy’ deals from the sellers were common, with one shopper reporting ten carrier bags for just twenty pence – much cheaper than the supermarket’s own prices.
However, at least the spirt of reuse is alive, with these carrier bags appearing to have often been ‘recycled’ and getting more than one use.
“I have to say, I laughed when I first heard about this!” Mark Hall, spokesperson at BusinessWaste.co.uk, commented. “In this case, if these bag-sellers are using their own stash of bags to sell, then they’re helping slow the consumption of new plastic bags and that’s admirable in itself.”
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