2017-01-16 GC - Attachment 1 to Item 8 - Plastic Bag Discussion Paper

Appendix 1
The following table summarises the main options for managing plastic bags and their relative advantages and disadvantages.


Table 2: Summary of advantages and disadvantages
 Desired outcome             Voluntary reduction       Banning single-use          Requiring a charge for     Inclusion of single-use
                             measures                  plastic bags                plastic bags               biodegradable bags in
                                                                                                              a ban or charge

 Litter prevention


 Resource conservation

 Convenience
 (for consumers)

 Consistency across states


 Equity (for business)

 Enforceability
 (for government)




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