Half of Australia's territories and states now ban Plastic Bags

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Half of Australia’s territories and states now ban Plastic Bags

Posted on July 1, 2013 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting Regulations

Half of Australia’s territories and states now ban thin HDPE bags

Half of Australia’s states and territories have now banned single-use, lightweight plastic bags, the latest being Tasmania.And while they are Australia’s least-populated states and territories, pressure is growing on the governments of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia to do the same.

From November Tasmanian retailers will not give shoppers non-biodegradable, lightweight HDPE shopping bags of less than 35 microns thickness. The move follows all three major political parties in Tasmania supporting a bag ban in 2010.

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