plastic bags
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What Do I Do With All These Plastic Bags?
I do everything I can to avoid using plastic bags — not just because they’re bad for the environment but also because grocery stores and petrol stations have started charging money for them. I recently bought several frozen groceries and opted to carry them home in my arms, like they were a baby.
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Why Australia’s Plastic Bag ‘Ban’ Triggered A Shopper Mutiny
Woolworths’ and Coles’ bans on plastic bags have been applauded by environmental groups, but were reportedly met with abuse and assault and claims of profiteering. This reaction is due to supermarkets breaching their “psychological contract” with customers – and when both major supermarkets appeared to back flip in the face of irate customers it only…
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Coles And Woolworths Are Offering Bonus Reward Points For Reusable Bags
To soften the exile of the single-use plastic bag for customers, Coles and Woolworths are offering shoppers bonus points — be they flybuys or Rewards — for the next few days, as long as you don’t buy either’s reusable bags.
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Woolworths Just Backflipped On Banning Free Plastic Bags (For A Bit)
Turns out Australians aren’t quite ready to live a life without plastic bags just yet. In the wake of Woolworths removing single-use plastic bags entirely from its stores last week, the company has backflipped on that decision. Woolies stores will be giving out ‘reusable’ plastic bags for free between now and Sunday July 8, as…