Newcastle Council is joining with others across the state in calling on the state government to ban single use plastic bags.
A recent global study found 83 percent of drinking water supplies contained micro-plastic, while clean-up crews remove thousands of kilograms of plastic containers and bags each month from the mangroves which line the Hunter River at Carrington.
Greens Councillor, John Mackenzie says it's time the NSW government followed the lead of other states and ban the bag.
"...quite an extraordinary situation really when you have every state and territory in Australia as well as the major retailers like Coles, Woolworths and Aldi all committed to getting rid of single use plastic bags, and the only ones lagging behind is NSW," he said.
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| Newcastle Greens Councillor John Mackenzie |
