Dodge the 5p plastic bag charge by cutting off the handles

[charitynjw]

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By Mof Gimmers
Unbelievably, there’s some people who are still going on about the plastic bag charge. Seriously. Just buy a rucksack and take it down the shops with you, or whatever.
Anyway, seems there’s a way around this charge. The Card Factory has been dodging the 5p charge by getting rid of the handles on their carrier bags. Now, if you have to carry a lot of stuff, that might be a bit of a pain, but if you’re determined to give away plastic bags in your shop, this could be just the thing.
The law says that, if your company has 250 or more full-time members of staff, you’ll have to charge five pence for an unused plastic bag with a handle, and it needs to be 70 microns thick or less.
Now, as you can see, there’s a loophole there that says ‘handles’. Something of an oversight from those who brought in the new regulations back in October, but there you go.
So, The Card Factory isn’t breaking the law, and of course, they’re also doling out normal carrier bags, complete with their handles, for 5p if that’s what you’re wanting. If you’re a shop owner, and want to sidestep the law, you now know how to do it. Go you!
In the meantime, we’re going to have a look at some of the angriest responses to the carrier bag tax, again.

[leclerc]

Re: Dodge the 5p plastic bag charge by cutting off the handles

My first thought on this was, yet another article with a load of crap. So I checked the legislation.

It's sound dumb, the above but the info is right re handle:

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2...chedule/2/made

[Kati]

Re: Dodge the 5p plastic bag charge by cutting off the handles

Just buy a rucksack and take it down the shops with you, or whatever.[/COLOR]

or do what I do and have two teenage sons/camels with rucksacks (they carry the food so they will get fed msl

[leclerc]

Re: Dodge the 5p plastic bag charge by cutting off the handles

or do what I do and have two teenage sons/camels with rucksacks (they carry the food so they will get fed msl

Does that not come under child slavery laws?

[Kati]

Re: Dodge the 5p plastic bag charge by cutting off the handles

Does that not come under child slavery laws?

probably they're smart enough to not complain tho

[NWHC]

Re: Dodge the 5p plastic bag charge by cutting off the handles

The Card factory have always used bags without handles to put cards in

At least now they have to charge, sainsbury use a higher quality bag.

I think one thing that annoys people is that they do not understand where the 5p goes, straight into the grocers profits?

[des8]

Re: Dodge the 5p plastic bag charge by cutting off the handles

Who'd have thought it , but the Welsh exempted "Very small plastic bags that do not have handles and are no more than 125mm (width) x 125mm (height). "