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NEWS
Bag ban sparks fury
CONSUMERS have continued to resist the single-use plastic bag ban in major supermarkets while also speaking out against over-packaging.
Many took to social media to post images of apples packaged in plastic cylinders, criticising chains such as Woolworths of hypocrisy.
“Well done Woolworths for getting rid of those plastic bags,” one sarcastic caption read.
“Whatever happened to pa- per bags? Not everything has to be encased in plastic,” a Reddit user wrote after an image of the apples was posted on the site.
A Woolworths spokesperson told Yahoo7 the plastic used to encase the apples was PET plastic, which can be recycled in roadside collection bins.
They also reiterated the re- moval of plastic bags was part
of a long-term commitment to gradually reducing plastic us- age within stores.
“We’re committed to remov- ing unnecessary packaging in produce and will be trialling the removal of plastic packag- ing on a further 80 lines over
Many consumers have resisted the plastic bag ban, sharing their views on social media.
the next year,” the spokesperson said.
Consumers have also accused both Coles and Woolworths of using the bag ban as a money- making venture.
A Woolworths spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia, however, the company
was making ‘no profit’ from bag sales, and the money made from bags would be donated to a charity.
After the outcry, the super- market chain reversed the ban for 10 days, handing out free re- usable bags to shoppers again. ■
A SNAPSHOT OF PUBLIC OPINION
■ A survey of 2200 shoppers by research firm Canstar Blue found 71 per cent agreed with the decision to ban single-use plastic bags, while 21 per cent disagreed, and eight per cent were undecided.
■ Single-use plastic bags are now banned in Queensland and Western Australia, bringing them into line with South Australia, the ACT, Northern Territory, and Tasmania.
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