Coles' plastic bag decision

Updated August 6 2018 - 10:16am, first published 10:09am
Letter: Coles’ move back to plastic bags
Letter: Coles’ move back to plastic bags

The phasing out of plastic shopping bags by the major supermarket chains was a fantastic opportunity to reduce the mountains of plastic waste. It has been successfully done in several European countries. Woolworths bravely stuck to their guns. Coles management says its customers can’t cope and so replaced the grey bags that are more durable as they are made of far more plastic! That they are biodegradable doesn’t lessen my concerns one iota.  As well Coles has been giving away ‘gift bags’ – yes – made of plastic and containing gimmicky plastic toys. The money spent on both those things could have been spent on subsidising material bags for pensioners and others who genuinely can’t afford them. 

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