
Way of life: Australians dispose of as many as 4 billion plastic shopping bags a year. Picture: Emil Bach Andersen
Shop owner Kim Ong, of Kardinya Fresh Fruit Market, strongly supports the plan to get rid of plastic bags despite currently providing them to his customers.
“What annoys me the most is when people come into the shop and buy one item, and they want a big plastic bag. It’s a bloody waste,” Mr Ong says.
“If they ban it, I can tell this to my customers. But today, if I don’t supply them with a plastic bag, and I tell them it’s my decision, I will have a huge problem.” “People need to get that push over the edge,” he says as plastic bags packed with fruit and vegetables are carried from his store.