Plastic. Not Fantastic.

90% Less Means 90% Cleaner

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We are an environmentally-conscious, non-profit group advocating the introduction of a plastic bag levy in NSW supermarkets. Our aim is to reduce plastic bag usage by 90% in NSW within five years and thus promote a cleaner and healthier environment with more environmentally-aware citizens.

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

What I Just Noticed

Maybe it's because I haven't done grocery shopping in about two weeks or I'm just oblivious or it's new, I saw these very cool plastic bags near the checkout at the front of Coles (Dubbo) today! I was rushing through so I didn't have time to take a good look but what I saw was two types of reusable bags, at 15c and 25c each. The 25c, from what I could see, was biodegradable. So I did a little googling and found this http://www.coles.com.au/About-Coles/Environment/Reusable-Bags.aspx

Apparently they've been in place since September 1 2009. Hmmm, maybe the Coles supermarket that I usually shop at (Hillsdale) hasn't had these put in place yet. Must check next time in town.

Either way, looks like Coles is being pretty proactive about the plastic bag problem.

But the big question is: are you willing to pay 15c or 25c for one or more of these bags?

Cheers!
- B
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