The consumer watchdog has accused two companies of falsely claiming plastic bags they made and sold were biodegradable.Goody Environment and NuPak Australia (eco page under construction) allegedly said the bags could legally be supplied to South Australian businesses, where sale of non-biodegradable plastic bags is banned.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) will allege in the Federal Court next week that the bags failed to satisfy Australian standards.
John Dee from the ban the bag campaign is pleased that action is being taken.
"The question that does need to be asked is why has the EPA [Environment Protection Authority] allowed this bag to be sold in the marketplace for over a year?
"Why wasn't action taken earlier? Because a lot of South Australians have spent money on this bag thinking that they're doing the right thing when in fact they haven't been."
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