On 3/2/2015 10:50 AM, Ophelia wrote:
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> "Nancy Young" > wrote

>> Well, I've reduced, I try to reuse, but still there's cardboard
>> (true even if you shop in a store), and I'm not giving up my
>> newspapers and magazines.

> We have to pay for those plastic bags that supermarkets used to give
> free. 10p each I think. I rarely go without my own shopping bags anyway
> so it hasn't affected me yet.

I reuse those and if I wind up with too many, the supermarkets are
required to take them back for recycling. I don't know how
worthwhile that is in the scheme of things.

Of course, it would be nice if I'd bring a couple of reusable
bags to cut down on the quantity I use. I'm off and on with that.

nancy