Comments on: Going Green – January: ditching plastic bags?

By: Rosie (@greenrosielife)

Rosie (@greenrosielife) — Tue, 10 Jan 2017 07:13:00 +0000

This is a great way to start your green year and a subject I will be visiting on the blog soon too. Like Becky, I am in France and they have not had supermarket shopping bags for years and even in places like clothes shops you often just get handed your purchases after paying, “sans bag”. I had not heard that they were phasing out plastic fruit and veg bags but it would be great if they did. I saw bags made from biodegradable materials in a supermarket recently but I would still prefer to have something you can use time again so I have bought some reusable light net bags to use when I buy loose produce. Thank you for joining in with the #GoingGreenLinky and here’s to a plastic free life!

By: Cheryl | TimeToCraft

Cheryl | TimeToCraft — Wed, 04 Jan 2017 17:02:43 +0000

I love the new plastic bag charge. I have a lot of cloth bags, but very occasionally I get caught out, which annoys me more than it used to. I keep my bags in the car. We used cloth nappies and had a lidded bucket for them. Easy to wash and disinfect it. Is a lidded bucket a possibility for the pull ups? Would save another plastic bag a week. Once you no longer need the pull ups, the bucket can be given a second life. Good luck with your January challenge.

By: Becky Brown

Becky Brown — Wed, 04 Jan 2017 12:24:47 +0000

I want to do this this year. We live in France where they don’t give you plastic bags for shopping you have to take your own which is great. You do still use plastic bags for fruit and veg however though I think they’re phasing that out this year. Not using plastic bags is a pretty easy thing to do as long as you remember to have a stash of reusables in the car!

By: Ness

Ness — Tue, 03 Jan 2017 21:54:48 +0000

Being smug I haven’t been caught out at all since the charge came in. I keep a fold up bag in my coat pocket and each handbag I have has a selection of cotton bags in them. I do find shop assistants (except for supermarkets) get really snotty when you say you don’t want a bag!

By: Anna

Anna — Tue, 03 Jan 2017 17:17:26 +0000

Your husband needs a nice little lunch box 🙂 There are lots of options out there that are easy to rinse out, and won’t spill on his desk. Of course quitting plastic bags are a great eco-resolution! Good luck with it (it’ll be so easy once you start!) #Gogreenlinky

By: Jenni - Odd Socks and Lollipops

Jenni - Odd Socks and Lollipops — Tue, 03 Jan 2017 14:11:04 +0000

What a fab resolution, I have been using reusable canvas bags for years, and I never buy plastic now that there is a charge (it’s a great incentive isn’t it!) I can’t wait to hear about February – it’s something I have been looking in to!

By: Lyndsey O'Halloran

Lyndsey O'Halloran — Mon, 02 Jan 2017 23:09:44 +0000

I use a lot less bags now because everything goes in the bottom of the pushchair!

By: Kat

Kat — Mon, 02 Jan 2017 21:30:44 +0000

Great resolution! When we moved recently, it was ridiculous how many plastic bags we’d accumulated. And that’s when we’d been making a fairly conscious effort not to. I generally use them for lining the bin or nappies. But, I do try to take a non-plastic bag when I got shopping and leaving them in the boot really helps, too! x

By: safesharkhosting

safesharkhosting — Mon, 02 Jan 2017 21:16:33 +0000

In reply to Katy SkipTheBag.

He has a lunch box but he’s a bit paranoid about it leaking, which I think happened once before so he’s fussy now. I will work on persuading him! ?

By: Anosa

Anosa — Mon, 02 Jan 2017 20:35:00 +0000

What a lovely way to start the new year, I try to be as green as I possibly can be but I also need to try a little bit more than usual. Good luck on going green this year