BAN THE BAG

• Australia uses an estimated 5 billion lightweight plastic bags in a year
• To put it in perspective thats 10 million bags a day
• The average bag is only used for about 12 minutes but it will take up to 1000 years to break down
• When plastic bags get into the environment seabirds, turtles, birds and marine life can swallow or get entangled in them.
• Lightweight plastic bags will be banned in Queensland and Western Australia from 1/7/18, in line with ACT, SA and TAS.