BUSINESSES in Andover and north Hampshire have reacted to the doubling of the price of plastic bags. The current price, 5p, was introduced in 2015 and has seen the number of bags customers buy per year decline by 97 per cent. The Advertiser spoke to businesses in the area to get their views on the announcement. Hars Kula, owner of the Reliance Local shop on Junction Road, said: “I think 10p for a plastic bag is too much. I would understand more if the bag was really good quality, but for a normal plastic bag, I think this is overpriced.” In Basingstoke, Nad Buddhika who runs Eastrop Stores, said: “I think this is a good thing. This will help the environment and stop people using more plastic.
BUSINESSES in Basingstoke and north Hampshire have reacted to the doubling of the price of plastic bags. The current price, 5p, was introduced in 2015 and has seen the number of bags customers buy per year decline by 97 per cent. The Gazette spoke to businesses in Basingstoke and north Hampshire to get their view on the announcement. Nad Buddhika who runs Eastrop Stores in Basingstoke said: “I think this is a good thing. This will help the environment and stop people using more plastic. I think shoppers will get used it very quickly and it will hopefully get them to bring their own bags.”