Today England has implemented a compulsory plastic bag charge of 5p per bag. This is to protect the environment.
Plastic bags ultimately cause landfill and use resources to make. There is a way to recycle them. I believe that the Chinese have found a way to recycle them, they can spin the polythene into fabric. The Japanese can turn the bags back into oil and then into gasoline, diesel and petrol. You can use a more expensive plastic to make the bags that can be recycled that is what most stores do now. In primark clothing stores they give you paper bags
For a long time there has been folding reusable bags that go into your pocket. You can also trade the bag you have to get another bag. It is not a loss to the person with the bag. Another thing you could do it ask for card board boxes and use those to carry your shopping.
Another thing you could do is not use bags at all and just keep crates or boxes in your boot. When you are at the checkout just put the food items back into the trolley without bags and then load the stuff into boxes when you get to your car. There are many possibilities.
