Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan has announced his state will ban single-use plastic bags from July 1 next year, the same day Queensland begins its ban. South Australia, Tasmania, the Northern Territory and ACT have already implemented a ban.
The Conservation Council of WA welcomed the decision. Director Piers Verstegen said: βPlastic pollution is a worldwide problem because plastics remain in the environment, breaking into smaller and smaller pieces which contaminate soil and water and affect the health of wildlife.
βThe solution is to prevent plastic pollution in the first place, by changing our laws and our habits here in WA.β
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