A new way to bin the bags

Following on from the journalist's month without plastic, I have given more thought to this myself. Although I take re-usable bags to the supermarket, there’s still the problem of fresh produce and the need to get it weighed and priced (the alternative would be to stick a price label on every single potato or cherry tomato!).

I was therefore thrilled to find, in one of my favourite catalogues, that someone has come up with Weigh & Store Bags. These are reusable bags which mean that "instead of using the polythene ones provided at the fruit and veg counter, [you can] place fresh produce inside Weigh & Store Bags and proceed through the checkout. Back home, you can place these breathable mesh bags and their contents straight in the fridge or cupboard”. An alternative from the funky Onya Bags company is Onya Weigh. This pouch contains 4 strong bags made from tulle (each of which will carry up to 2 kilos of produce).

In both cases the bags are lightweight (so they don’t add to the weight on the scales) and see-through (so the sales assistants can easily see the contents).