Victoria to Trial Plastic Bag Reduction Campaign
Source: Victoria. Minister for Environment and Climate Change. Media Release
"The Brumby Government and the Australian National Retailers Association will embark on a trial to help reduce plastic bag use in Victoria. Environment and Climate Change Minister Gavin Jennings said under a pilot project to start in the second half of this year, major supermarket and retailers will voluntarily place a charge on plastic bags at selected sites around Victoria.“The Brumby Government is taking action on environmental challenges and this is the first real action from a state in six years of debate on the plastic bags issue,” Mr Jennings said.“We would like to have a charge that would have a real impact in lowering the number of bags. Figures between 10 cents and 25 cents have been talked about.