Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Lord Berkeley (Labour). It was answered on Thursday, 2 November 2006.
Plastic Bags
- Question
- My Lords, one has to take away one’s supermarket goods in some form of container and there was a time when people could use the cardboard boxes in which goods were delivered to the supermarket. In his discussions with supermarkets, will the Minister urge them to make those cardboard boxes available? I believe that they have been withdrawn generally because they are said to be a fire risk.
- Answer
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My Lords, I will see that my colleague who deals with this matter with retailers takes that point on board. They do not use cardboard boxes any more. I have been told that paper bags as an alternative weigh more, cost more to transport and can be more damaging to the environment. There is no easy answer to this.
Secondary information
- Type
- Oral question
- Reference
- 686 c401
- Session
- 2005-06
- Oral question type
- Supplementary
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Lords chamber
- Subjects
- Packaging Plastics Retail trade
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