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Welcome to our 'NO Plastic Bags' resource centre - for answers to all your questions, useful links and inspiring case studies from other retailers like you who've said NO to plastic bags and reaped the rewards!
News
To be updated soon.
In Australia, the major supermarket chains recently recorded a 34% reduction in the number of plastic bags handed out since 2002. This means plastic bag use in supermarkets has been slashed by 1.5 billion bags!
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Case Studies
View some inspiring case studies to find out how other retailers like you have taken up the plastic bag challenge.
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Useful Info
View the letter distributed by the Australian Government to retailers across the country encouraging them to take action on plastic bags.
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FAQs
1. Why should I offer my customers an alternative to single-use plastic bags?
In 2005 Australians used over 3.92 billion plastic bags, and up to 80 million of these ended up as rubbish. These single-use plastic bags have a devastating effect on the environment – they can take up to 1,000 years to break down in landfill and kill many thousands of marine animals.
Read more in the FAQs
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