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Retail staff like Carmen Christie at the Ashburton MSA Bottle Store will not be handing over plastic bags past July 1 after new regulations were agreed by the Government. PHOTO JAIME PITT-MACKAY 191218-JPM-0001
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Choice no longer, plastic bags gone BY JAIME PITT-MACKAY JAIME.P@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ
Retailers in Ashburton and across the country will have no choice in being plastic-bag free by the middle of next year. Associate Minister for the Environment Eugenie Sage announced yesterday that cabinet had agreed to the proposed
regulations that would stop retailers selling or giving away single-use plastic bags. Some major retailers, such as Countdown, have been single-use plastic carrier bag free since October 15 and Countdown says the response from their customers has been overwhelmingly positive.
“Kiwis know how important it is that we protect the environment for generations to come and we are certain that the national phase-out will be well received,� said a Countdown spokesperson.
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