New Zealand says it's first to ban thin plastic bags from supermarkets

plastic straws and silverware, as the government expands a campaign against single-use plastics

silverware is single use plastic huh :)

@fxgai

I think they're referring to foil backed wrappings.

Any way, love how NZ politicians put up these polished terds as a symbol of their eco-elites status.

Pure New Zealand is the message, but the reality is, polluting rivers to feed China, soon Genetically Modified food if the Nationals get their way.

Just charge a deposit on the bags.

Here we go with the plastic thing again. I thought it was for health reason but no its for corporate cost saving and being cheap while they jack the prices on food.

Paper is recyclable and before plastic bags, groceries were put in paper bags (free) or old cartons used to package the products to get to the supermarkets. A wall of boxes cut in half that customers could use to carry bags of purchases or loose items home in was behind the checkout for customer usage. All at no extra charge.

Sometimes you can go backwards to move forwards.

Very good, dear Kiwis, than we can still use them more here and anywhere else, as they are of course already produced in megatons. They become therefore waste in any case, if used by us or not. Only a complete and global production stop would have a little influence in the future, but that’s quite improbable in a nearer time frame. But I also have already experienced the first few supermarkets here in Japan that don’t provide those thin and still free of charge plastic bags for packaging after checking out at registry. Maybe that’s more eliminating a cost factor, an attempt to force customers to buy the thicker plastic bags for money, not so much under ecological considerations.

We always use our own canvas bags.

Next, NZ govt bans the use of single-use plastic doctor gloves. Examination gloves must be Reusable cloth or paper.

People that really care about the environment don't use any bags at all. Just use hands, arms and a t-shirt to hold the stuff.

Wallace

My missus uses one of those and I use a rucksack when I’m shopping which is also good at stopping frozen food from defrosting.

I go to buy a slice of fresh Pizza from the near by bakery and the staff keeps on wrapping in these UGLY suffocating plastic bags even when I tell them not but they forget. Japan loves it's plastics, Tomatoes, Grapes, Bananas, Apples, Cucumbers, Potato, Onions, Fresh Fruits, Fresh Sandwiches, even the poor Onigiri gets SUFFOCATED and tightly wrapped in thin plastics so it can't breath.

Pretty sure can't get those types of plastic bags in Rwanda. And that country is way stricter than NZ when it comes to the use of plastic andimplemented policy much earlier.