A charge on plastic bags in the UK, introduced in 2015, has proven successful with the average person buying just 10 bags a year now, compared to 140 bags in 2014.
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New Zealand says goodbye to single-use plastic bags including biodegradables
July 1 marks the first day of a ban on single-use plastic bags across New Zealand, including bans on biodegradable, compostable and oxy-degradable plastics bags.
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Victoria to enforce single-use plastic bag ban from November
Single-use plastic bags will be banned across Victoria from November 1, 2019, the Victorian government announced on June 19.
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WA implements fines for supplying banned bags from start of 2019
Offences for supplying banned plastic bags in Western Australia have come into effect since the January 1, 2019, according to the Queensland state government.
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WA’s lightweight plastic bag ban to be enforced in the new year
Offences for Western Australia’s plastic bag ban come into effect on New Year’s Day, with the environment minister Stephen Dawson warning that retailers who supplied banned lightweight plastic bags would face potential prosecution from January 1, 2019 – risking fine of up to $5,000.
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Woolworths plastic bag waste cut by 600 million in three months since ban
According to supermarket giant Woolworths, its ban on single-use plastic bags has cut its plastic bag waste by 600 million in just three months, which means they are likely to cut its annual single-use plastic bag waste by about 2.4 billion.
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Short-term gain for longer-term pain: expert weighs in on Coles backflip
The dramas continue for Coles as the supermarket giant has come under fire for its reversal of its decision to stop providing free reusable bags to shoppers. To make things worse, a recently leaked internal
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NRL legend urges Queenslanders to support plastic bag ban
The ban will see plastic bags disappear from all retail outlets, with shoppers encouraged to bring their own bags, as part of a push to reduce plastic waste. Most retailers will begin the ban from July
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Ban the bag and cash for trash: new waste reduction and recycling laws in Queensland
In recent years, bans on lightweight plastic bags have been implemented in South Australia, the Northern Territory, the Australian Capital Territory and Tasmania, while South Australia, New South Wales
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