Greens move to ban plastic bags in NSW
The Greens have announced they will introduce legislation in the new parliament to ban single-use plastic bags in New South Wales, which is lagging other states that have already adopted this measure to reduce the environmental damage caused by plastic.
Jamie Parker MP, Greens Member for Balmain, said the Greens intend to introduce legislation for NSW to finally put a stop to this environmental catastrophe.
Jenny Leong, the Greens candidate for the new seat of Newtown, said a plastic bag ban would help to reduce overall plastic consumption and the reliance on fossil fuels, and prevent the death of thousands of marine animals.
“When South Australia stopped the use of plastic shopping bags in 2009, it showed that people very quickly changed their behaviours and brought their own bags to the supermarket,” said Ms Leong.
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