Minister for the Environment and Sustainable Development, Simon Corbell, tabled a review of the first two years of the Plastic Shopping Bags Ban Act 2010 in the Legislative Assembly recently. The review found that ACT’s plastic shopping bags ban has resulted in a 36% decrease in the amount of plastic bags sent to landfill and…
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If Elected Canberra Liberals to overturn plastic bag ban
by themovieboards - Editor •
In an announcement today ACT Opposition Leader Zed Seselja said that if elected a Liberal Government would overturn the plastic bag ban that was brought in by ACT Labor and the ACT Greens, Mr Seselja commented that the announcement would give choice back to businesses and consumers. ACT Minister for the Environment and Sustainable Development…