Now Metro is going to start charging for plastic bags
According to this article:
http://business.theglobeandmail.com/ser ... wMetro0518
Metro stores will start charging 5 cents a bag starting June 1 -- the same day the new law on plastic bags goes into effect in Toronto.
Ok. Fine. Now everybody's going to be charging for bags. Oh well. But it isn't going to change the way I shop.
(actually, now that I'm paying for bags, the quality of the plastic in the bags I use to seal all my wasteful garbage in is much higher. :evil
I know the environmentalists are going to be cheering for this, but just keep in mind that people still use about 55 million plastic bags every week. Now that all the major grocery chains are charging a nickel, that's $2,750,000 in extra revenue per week they could be making.
Think about it.
--Pete
http://business.theglobeandmail.com/ser ... wMetro0518
Metro stores will start charging 5 cents a bag starting June 1 -- the same day the new law on plastic bags goes into effect in Toronto.
Ok. Fine. Now everybody's going to be charging for bags. Oh well. But it isn't going to change the way I shop.
(actually, now that I'm paying for bags, the quality of the plastic in the bags I use to seal all my wasteful garbage in is much higher. :evil
I know the environmentalists are going to be cheering for this, but just keep in mind that people still use about 55 million plastic bags every week. Now that all the major grocery chains are charging a nickel, that's $2,750,000 in extra revenue per week they could be making.
Think about it.
--Pete
Remember: We elect the government we deserve.