Have you got your green bags ready?
Junee’s IGA supermarket will follow other supermarket chains and ban single-use plastic bags from the end of this month.
The Woolworths has done away with single-use plastic shopping bags, as of Wednesday, in a move that will also affect Big W, BWS stores and Woolworths’ petrol outlets.
Coles outlets will stop handing out the shopping bags by the end of the month.
Instead, shoppers will have the option of buying thicker plastic bags or bringing their own reusable bags.
At the IGA, shoppers will be able to buy reusable bags or grab an empty cardboard box, an option already offered by Wagga’s Bernardi’s supermarket as well as chains like Aldi and Bunnings.
While we are still remembering our green bags on every shopping trip, National Plastic Bag Campaign co-founder Jon Dee has some tips to help shoppers adjust:
What can I use instead to line my bins?
- Rubbish can be put straight into bins, which should be washed every few weeks
- Food and compostable items can go in compost bins, with recyclables into recycling bins
- People who live in flats can wrap food and compostable items in newspaper before placing in a bin
- Smelly rubbish like prawn shells can be wrapped in newspaper and frozen until rubbish collection night
- Newspaper can also be used to line bathroom bins
What can dog owners use to clean up droppings?
- A good alternative is empty bread bags as they are made of thicker plastic
What do I use to pack my supermarket shopping in?
- Bring reusable bags to the shops
- For the first few weeks leave the bags on the front seat of the car as a reminder to take them into the supermarket
