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"Los Angeles became the biggest city in the country to ban free plastic bags in grocery stores following a city council vote Tuesday. The 9-1 vote supports a ban that will take effect Jan. 1 for large stores, City News Service reported. Under the law, shoppers will have to tote their own bags, or pay 10 cents each for paper bags."

"THE Newman Government has back-flipped on a proposed plastic bag ban amid concerns of a voter backlash. A day after telling The Courier-Mail the ban was being considered as part of an overall waste strategy, Environment Minister Andrew Powell has confirmed he's now changed his mind. A spokeswoman for Mr Powell said the Government was no longer considering a ban on plastic bags and in a statement Mr Powell cited cost of living issues as the main concern."

"Half of Australia's states and territories have now banned single-use, lightweight plastic bags, the latest being Tasmania. And while they are Australia's least-populated states and territories, pressure is growing on the governments of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia to do the same."

"Did you know that Australians dump 7,150 recyclable plastic bags into landfills every minute or 429,000 bags every hour? *Clean Up Australia. RED Group Holdings Pty Ltd was formed by a group of individuals who passionately believe that neither of these options is acceptable. One of their goals has been to create an innovative, closed-loop recycling model that encourages Australians, and particularly the next generation, to adopt a more sustainable approach to waste"