Shoppers in England to be charged for plastic bags

The truck apparently doesn't get up to were we live, Dave. At least I've never seen it up here. Furthermore, our situation is different: You are responsible for 4 households (when all is rented out) wheras I am a renter and do not feel the responsibility for organising garbage collection for the landlady. That said, it still doesn't negate the need for those darned plastic bags because I cannot see us 'storing' a week's worth of unpacked garbage in a drum here. I remember when we were still living 'at home' we used large plastic bins of different colours for different types of garbage. Especially the one that was supposed to be used for peelings, food remains etc. would stink sky-high and would occasionally show hordes of maggots and other creepy crawlers in the summer, and it's a lot cooler there than here. If you would use any (plastic) packaging or wrapping you could be fined if you were found out...

 

They used to collect it in an old oil drum and burn it occasionally, but that no longer happens (haven't seen anything burning for over a year). I deposit our full bags in the rusted drum religiously and when I have reached the top I inform the helper it's overflowing. Next day the drum is empty. Plastic and glass are apparently removed as the stack against the real wall of the property (out of sight, out of heart) continuous to grow. What they do with the garbage is (still) a big question for me..