Ban plastic bags: Labor

The WA Labor Party has drafted a bill banning plastic bags.

Labor's Environment spokeswoman Sally Talbot says such a move would have strong public support.

"The time has well and truly come, the public is sick of seeing the litter that's caused by plastic bags, they're sick of seeing the plastic bags sent to landfill, where they hang around for between 500 and a thousand years before they break down so it's high time we did something."

Victoria and South Australia have already banned plastic bags and Dr Talbot says WA should follow their lead.
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Finally! But how long will it take before it is for real??? I am pretty annoyed at the supermarket still seeing 75% of the groceries packed in plastic bags...