The
Independent Australian MP,
Peter Andren, has said that
Dr. Robert Hill, the
Federal Environment Minister has merely "
delayed the inevitable" by rejecting a recommendation to
tax plastic bags.
The Minister has instead
called on retailers to halve bag usage over the next 2 years.
A disappointed Mr Andren estimated that an extra
6 billion plastic bags would consequently be thrown away due to the Minister opting for a
voluntary target rather than
binding legislation...
Please see this
earlier posting for more details on
other countries considering the introduction of plastic bag taxes following the success of such measures in
Ireland...
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