I had to pop to the local Co-op earlier. I took my own bags with me as is usual these days.
When I got to the till I put my basket on top of a pile of plastic carrier bags.
‘Those carrier bags shouldn’t be there really,’ said the cashier as she was scanning my items.
‘Why not?’ I replied.
‘Well. We’re trying to encourage people to recycle and bring their own bags,’ she said.
‘ You might as well let people use those ones until they run out,’ I said.
‘Oh no. Can’t do that. My boss will kill me,’ she explained.
‘What are you going to do with them then?’ I asked.
‘Throw them away,’ came the reply.
