Boomerang Alliance Newsletter - September 2018
After the Coles fiasco, legislation surrounding thicker plastic bags (up to 70 microns thick) is more important than ever.
Across all states, Boomerang Alliance has turned its attention to thicker plastic bags and their phase-out as a major focus for 2019. Effective plastic bag bans will remain vulnerable, as long as supermarkets have the opportunity to change their minds on charging for thicker bags
We have written to the Commonwealth and all state jurisdictions pointing out that thicker bags still remains a litter problem not going away, and the fact that effective plastic bag bans will remain vulnerable, as long as supermarkets have the opportunity to change their minds on charging for thicker bags.
Boomerang Alliance takes the view that it is now time for all States and Territories to set a date for the phase out of all thicker bags (up to 70 microns thick) and have proposed that, following a transition period, this could be introduced in 2019.