03-04-2017, 10:33 PM
That's why I like the Aldi type of supermarkets. They don't supply plastic bags so you either have to buy their re-usable ones or bring your own.
In Australia I'm fairly sure plastic bags are banned in South Australia, Tasmania, NT and ACT and in Queensland from 2018. Victoria, NSW and WA really need to get their act together. Nationwide ban. South Australia has had the ban since 2009. I don't know why other places are so slow or why it's so hard?
I think even those little plastic sandwich bags should be banned. They are resealable hence should be reusable, but people don't reuse them.
So long as shops supply them people will use them.
There's a group called Boomerang Bags, it started in Australia a few years ago and has spread to North America, New Zealand, the UK, even Iceland. The idea is people make reuseable bags from recyclable items (not plastic) and share them with the community for free.
In Australia I'm fairly sure plastic bags are banned in South Australia, Tasmania, NT and ACT and in Queensland from 2018. Victoria, NSW and WA really need to get their act together. Nationwide ban. South Australia has had the ban since 2009. I don't know why other places are so slow or why it's so hard?
I think even those little plastic sandwich bags should be banned. They are resealable hence should be reusable, but people don't reuse them.
So long as shops supply them people will use them.
There's a group called Boomerang Bags, it started in Australia a few years ago and has spread to North America, New Zealand, the UK, even Iceland. The idea is people make reuseable bags from recyclable items (not plastic) and share them with the community for free.
