Silly Bill is going to ban plastic bags

Originally posted by eagle888: ↑

Silly Billy not so silly it seems with most people embracing the ban on single use plastic bags introduced by the major supermarkets. He is on winner with this imo.

"Supermarket ban sees 80pc drop in plastic bag consumption nationwide, retail association says

Posted 3 Dec 2018, 7:27am
PHOTO: NSW is now the only state or territory in Australia that has not moved to legislate to phase out plastic bags.(AAP: Keri Megelus)
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The ban on single-use plastic bags by Australia's two largest supermarkets has prevented the introduction of an estimated 1.5 billion bags into the environment — and the retail industry is hopeful this is only the beginning.
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Major supermarkets phased out single-use plastic bags back in July, instead introducing reusable bags for a fee
The National Retail Association's David Stout said the ban was a "brave" move from supermarkets
He is hopeful major retailers will move to ban other single-use packaging options

Coles and Woolworths' decision to stop offering single-use disposable plastic bags mid-way through the year was initially met with swift public backlash.
But three months on, the radical change has translated to an 80-per-cent drop in the consumption of plastic bags nationwide, according to the National Retail Association (NRA).
Mr Stout said the ban was a "brave" move from the major supermarkets and was paving the way for smaller businesses — who typically cannot afford to risk the wrath of their customers — to follow suit.
"They're [supermarkets] obviously seen as the product stewards so a lot of people will come back to them," Mr Stout said.
"Obviously the best thing for smaller businesses is to either engineer out the bag completely or have the customer pay … they should be able to consider that strategy without fear of backlash."
Life without plastic bags

The biggest question for many seems to be what to line rubbish bins with now that free bags are no longer.

Mr Stout is hopeful major retailers will continue to lead the charge towards a more sustainable industry and move to ban other single-use packaging options.
"Everyone delivering things in a package need to take responsibility for what they deliver it in," he said."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-12...80pc-drop-in-plastic-bags-nationwide/10576554

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worst of the lot is the plastic water bottles , they should be banned immediately , but the snowflakes wont have that !!