"Jim Warren" wrote in message
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Mary Fisher wrote in message
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In fairness, some do, they're specially designed so to do.

When you pull them from the bag of carriers you seem to acquire whether
you
want them or not and keep for putting rubbish in you find them full of
holes
.. :-(

Our local Co-op Pioneer claims its plastic bags are biodegradable. They
are
as strong as any other plastic bag for about 4 or 5 uses, then the sweat
from your hands makes the handles give way. If you keep them for ages,
the
whole bag seems to have the strength of toilet paper and then they are no
good for anything.

But they are practical to use twice for shopping then use as bin liners to
throw out other household rubbish. (Did someone mention blister packs?)

Blister packs aren't any good for using for household rubbish are they?

I thought we didn't have much rubbish but I've never seen blister pack
which could accommodate it ...

Mary

Jim

"Jim Warren" wrote in message
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But they are practical to use twice for shopping then use as bin liners
to
throw out other household rubbish. (Did someone mention blister
packs?)

Blister packs aren't any good for using for household rubbish are they?

I thought we didn't have much rubbish but I've never seen blister pack
which could accommodate it ...

No, t'other way round. You need carrier bags to collect the blister packs
that are no use to anybody.

Ah, I understand.

It never ceases to amaze me how much bigger the blister packs are than the
product that they enclose. And how few hardware products are supplied
without a blister pack wrapped round them. They must make up a
significant
proportion of landfills.

They also take up a lot of space in transporting and displaying goods. I
hate them.

Mary

Jim