-Co-operative's Compostable Carriers-
When I asked for a bag at Co-op a few
days ago, I was surprised to note that, when the bag was handed to
me, it felt different, much smoother than your regular plastic bag.
On closer inspection, the bag was revealed to be a “compostable
carrier”. The bag could be reused for shopping and to collect
vegetable peelings, while it also fits compost caddies. When worn
out, you can put this bag in a compost bin and it will turn into
compost. I was perhaps far more excited at this than I should have
been, but it seemed as though Co-op had taken a step in the right
direction.
According to a Christian science
monitor newspaper, less than 1% of bags are recycled and it costs
more to recycle a bag than it does to produce a new one. Yet, plastic
bags cause numerous problems. Because they are non-biodegradable,
landfills are overflowing with them. Not only that, but it puts
nature – particularly animals – in danger. Gruesome images have
been shown over the years of the affect plastic bags can have on
animals and their habitats. In my opinion, we should be doing more, such as reusing bags when possible.
The Co-operative’s environment manager, Iain Ferguson, said:
“Every compostable carrier bag used is one less conventional
plastic shopping bag in circulation. We believe they will have a
significant impact upon the number of plastic bags which end up in
landfill sites every year.
“Our aim is to enable our customers to recycle more of the
products they buy from us – from the leftover food and packaging,
right through to the bag they use to carry their purchases home.”
References:
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