West Australia may move to ban plastic bags

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Plastic shopping bags look likely to be banned in at least one state under a plan to be tabled in Parliament. Adelaide Now reports that West Australian opposition environment spokeswoman Sally Talbot announced today she would introduce a private member's bill to ban plastic shopping bags, of which some 400 million are used in the state each year.rn"Only about three per cent are recycled. The rest end up either in our environment or in landfill", Dr Talbot said in a statement. She added that it is time for West Australia to take a stand and follow the example set by states such as South Australia.