War on Single Use Plastic Bags

We have probably all listened, watched or read the plethora of news and articles surrounding the damage caused by single use plastic bags, and the inability to effectively re cycle. From David Attenborough and Blue Planet, to the shops, stores and supermarkets we cannot have failed to be informed about the position, and almost certainly the imposition of 5p or 10p per bag may have been added to our bills at some point (where we have forgotten to take our own bags in).

This issue was brought home to the Allotment committee recently. Over the years we have bagged and sold produce and used bags we had collected, purchased or 'acquired' almost 13 years ago. With our stock running low, we were forced to purchase further stock, and due to our requirements being reasonably limited the price shocked us.

We therefore decided we should also join the populous sentiment in terms of single use plastic bags, and encourage members of the association and plot holders to bring along their own bags, boxes or receptacles for purchases such as bird seed, grow more, chicken pellets, to avoid using further single use plastic bags. Rather than modify all the product pricing, we are proposing to charge if we use a bag at 5p (small - 3kgs) or 10p (large - 6kgs), effective from 1/10/19.

We would like to encourage all members to bring along their own bags or boxes so we do not have to charge any extra, and by placing this message on the website and on the noticeboards, hope this is sufficient notice for everyone to organise to 'bring their own'

We hope everyone will understand the position we find, and appreciate the support.