A new study finds on average people could be ingesting approximately 5 grams of plastic every week, which is the equivalent weight of a credit card. By: Dr Thava Palanisami The analysis No Plastic in Nature: Assessing Plastic Ingestion from Nature to People prepared...

Paper Bag Myth #1: People won’t pay for a paper bag. SPAR Supermarket at Alexandra Headlands, introduced Detpak paper bags for 30c and 40c almost a year ago. They’ve found customers are extremely positive about the change and prefer paper over plastic. The store also...

Road built with plastic bags and glass in Australian-first Source: Hume City Council Soft plastics from approximately 200,000 plastic bags and packaging, and 63,000 glass bottle equivalents will be diverted from landfill to construct a Victorian road in an...

MEDIA RELEASE The National Retail Association (NRA) has today reminded shoppers that Queensland is less than 48 hours away until the state permanently bins the plastic shopping bag. From Sunday July 1 all retailers will no longer be able to supply single-use...

Over 100 shopping centres across Queensland have come on-board in support of the National Retail Association's campaign to educate and prepare consumers in preparation for 1 July. Small to large shopping centres across the state are proudly displaying signage from the...

This week, the NRA launched a large-scale education campaign across QLD to prepare retailers and consumers for the impending ban. The campaign will run until mid-July, with Queensland great, Mal Meninga, coming on-board as the campaign ambassador. The campaign is...

Queensland great Mal Meninga will be on the hustings in Brisbane today, as he joins forces with the National Retail Association (NRA) to launch a state-wide education campaign asking consumers to get behind the Queensland Government’s July 1 ban on single-use...

From 1 July lightweight plastic bags will be banned in WA…

Technically, you can supply customers with a plastic singlet bag which is 35 microns thick, however the NRA strongly recommends that you consider alternative options…

A Hope Island supermarket is set to become the first in the state to ditch single-use plastic bags from their check-outs. From today, the Hope Island Coles will no longer offer the plastic bags for free, instead customers will have to bring their own or pay 15c from a...

9 News Supermarket giant Woolworths is banning single-use plastic bags nationally from June 20, with more than 800 shops across Australia making the switch. The move means single-use plastic bags will be axed ten days before the July 1 deadline, forcing customers to...

SOURCE: Noosa News AUTHOR: Amber Macpherson NOOSA Civic Woolworths will soon be part of a movement to remove 3.2 billion single-use plastic bags from circulation across Australia. As of April 4, the local Woolies will be among the first in the chain in Queensland to...

BROADSHEET Melbourne by STEPHANIE VIGILANTE   Parent company Craveable Brands says some restaurants will be plastic bag-free within a month. Red Rooster, Oporto and Western Australian fast-food chain Chicken Treat have begun to phase out single-use plastic bags...

Published in The North West Star, Melissa North. Photo: Melissa North. L-R Cr Jean Ferris, David Stout and Cr Paul Stretton.  The government will enforce the plastic bag ban in Queensland with hefty fines, a meeting in Mount Isa on Tuesday has heard. The National...

Real life examples of Brisbane retailers preparing for the bag ban. What’s the right choice for your business?

Real life examples of Rockhampton and Gladstone retailers preparing for the bag ban. What’s the right choice for your business?

Real life examples of Mackay retailers preparing for the bag ban. What’s the right choice for your business?

Real life examples of Cairns retailers preparing for the bag ban. What’s the right choice for your business?

Have your say on the plastic bag ban in Queensland via the Government’s Plastic Bag Ban survey

Local Gympie business, Farmer and Sun, are leading the way going plastic bag free in their fruit & vege store and cafe. Read about the challenges and benefits

Real life examples of Wide Bay retailers preparing for the bag ban. What’s the right choice for your business?

Minister for the Environment, Steven Miles, joined the NRA at Westfield North Lakes to talk with retailers about the plastic bag ban

Victorian businesses are being urged to submit their views to State Government on the proposed plastic bag ban in Victoria. Submit your views here

Noosa businesses are being urged to “bag” some information on their responsibilities under Queensland’s looming state-wide ban on light-weight plastic shopping bags, due to come into effect from July next year. The NRA will be in Noosa on Monday 30 October touring...

Free workshops for retailers across Queensland from July 2017 to Feb 2018 to prepare for the plastic bag ban

The QLD plastic bag ban will apply to all retailers – not only supermarkets – including food businesses such as butchers, convenience stores, and takeaway restaurants.