Follwing a previous blog post I decided to take myself, my iPhone and a camera down to the One Stop Shopping Centre in Perry Barr to see what the locals think of the Bag for Life scheme. In some cases it was like getting a free bag from a stoney-faced Asda cashier, so I did have to lead the conversations quite a lot but on the whole people seemed to agree with me.
The scheme seems good on the surface, and no one can doubt the good intentions behind it, however not everyone manages to remember to re-use the bags each time and therefore people are having to pay 5p per bag every time they shop, and end up with far more than they need.
For the full responses see the audio slide show and let me know what you think.
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