WITH Victoria becoming the latest state to move to ban single use plastic bags, it is very disappointing that the Liberal/National Government is now the lone state in Australia still refusing to address this type of plastic pollution.
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Hundreds of thousands of turtles, dolphins, seals and other sea mammals die every year as a result of ingesting plastic.
In NSW, 61 million plastic bags are littered every year. NSW had the opportunity to take action, however, Labor’s bill to ban single use plastic bags was rejected by the Liberal and National party MPs.
In the past, Liberal and National MPs have stated their support for a ban. I urge them to redouble their efforts to gain support for a ban on plastic bags.
Penny Sharpe, Shadow Minister for the Environment
