The core-Department purchases in the region of 4,100 clear plastic bags per month, for both recycling and under-desk bins. This totals some 98,400 bags over 24 months, at a cost of £6,000.
WRAP’s purchases of plastic bags in the last 24 months are:
Type of bag Number purchased in last 24 months Plastic carrier bags 0 Kitchen bin liners 2,500 Zip-lock reusable plastic sample bags1 15,000 Biodegradable liners for home composting 4,000 Biodegradable liners for food waste collections 2,000 1 The zip-lock reusable plastic sample bags have been used at various public exhibitions to give out samples of green waste-derived compost, containing a flower bulb suitable for planting in a domestic garden, in order to demonstrate that green waste-derived compost is a good growing medium. After use for this primary purpose, these bags could be re-used for other purposes in the home or garden.
Information on the WRAP’s costs of purchase could be provided only at disproportionate cost.