Plastic Bag Charge - Polythene Bags Are you a shop owner? retailer? have you heard of the 5p charge for polythene bags?
In England the Government had introduced a 5p charge for plastic bags for customers who which to use them in retail outlets. A lot of big retailers have already started doing this already but many are yet to catch up and have until the 2015 election. The charge for polythene bags allow all the proceeds to go to charity to hopefully raise awareness and support the environment as a percentage will go to charities set up to help clean the environment and protect animal wildlife therefore, serving a brilliant cause for the UK environment.
Polythene Bags and Paper Bags It is said that similar charges have been added to both paper and polythene bags which also applies in Northern Ireland and Wales and any retailers in Scotland will be charging for polythene bags by October 2014.
This added charge has served its purpose already with massive improvements seen on the environment, this is because the amount of bags have been reduced by around 75% in the past year leaving landfill sites less clogged of plastic bags. Seeing as polythene bags take up to 100 years to degrade it's a good thing that the charge was introduced sooner then later. The charities such as Keep Britain Tidy, Marine Conservation Society and the Campaign to Protect Rural England which are involved will benefit from the money raised and allow them to make more of an effort to clean England's streets and clear up the environment. [article]
The Advantages of Using Polythene Packaging
Using polythene packaging is a great way to save on costs while also giving you added benefits when shipping and packaging items for others. Whether you own your own shipping business or if you are looking for materials to help with handling items you want to pack away for a move or for others, you can use polythene packaging as it has many advantages and benefits. When you are moving house furniture and personal belongings, finding the right packaging will help to make the task much easier and the overall move quicker and with less stress.
Uses of Polythene Packaging
You can use polythene packaging for a number of purposes including business and personal reasons. If you ship items to others regularly, you can use polythene packaging in the form of bags and even with wrapping the items in the actual polythene itself. You can also use polythene packaging when you are moving house furniture and all of your own personal items to a new location, depending on what you plan to pack away and how you want to unpack your belongings once you have arrived in the new location as well. Advantages and Benefits of Using Polythene Packaging When you choose to use polythene packaging for shipping or for storing away your own items, one of the major advantages of doing so is that polythene packaging is one of the most durable and lightweight options for packaging in existence. If you are planning to pack or ship perishable goods including food, polythene packaging is ideal as plastic has the least amount of permeability, keeping your foods fresher for longer periods of time. Using polythene packaging or polythene bags requires less natural resources to make than when you opt to use traditional paper or glass packaging options. Additionally, polythene packaging is also clear and can easily allow access to packaged goods or when in need of identifying stored items and belongings of your own. For more information on packaging Birmingham, speak to Fretfoil on 0121 525 6588, a family owned stockist/distributor of flexible packaging materials and poly bag suppliers established in 1973. Based in the West Midlands we are ideally located to provide a fast and efficient service both locally and nationally.
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