The NSW Greens have welcomed the Queensland Government passing legislation last week for a ban on single-use plastic shopping bags.
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Time to end the use of single-use plastic bags
The ban will be in place mid-next year and the NSW Premier has been encouraged to introduce a similar ban across NSW.
Australians use up to an estimated 4-billion light-weight plastic bags a year.
South Australia, Tasmania, Northern Territory and the ACT have already banned the bag, with Queensland joining them.
Bronwyn Haynes
Crookwell-Goulburn Journalist
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