How long is it going to take for some common sense to be applied by government to the ridiculous ban on single use plastic bags in super markets. Controlling the corona virus demands it.

It is bad enough that it is now proven the ban is totally counter productive in every way, waste, land fill & heavier bags filling the void of free bin liners, but we now see the reusable bags as a vector for bringing corona virus into the supermarkets to help in its spread.

It is like everything the green movement ever do. The unintended consequences of their thought bubble ideas are always worse than the imagined problem they are trying to fight.

Hasbeen, again in lockstep with right wing ratbags emulating from the US, (Manhattan Institute and Competitive Enterprise Institute both are little more than fronts for the fossil fuel industry from which they receive most of their funding), to muddy the waters about Covid-19. There is absolutely no evidence that reusable cloth bags at supermarkets spread the virus. Unfortunate this nonsense argument is another effort at unsubstantiated fear mongering by vested interest to promote the billion dollar plastics (fossil fuel) industry, many of which end up polluting waterways.

John Hocevar, Greenpeace, said; "Even in the short term, plastic does not inherently make something clean and safe, and we should not confuse corporate public relations with factual medical research."

It seems that the reusable bags are unhygienic; some so bad that checkout operators are refusing to touch them. Like all of the Greens' 'good ideas', the ban on plastic bags is turning bad. What a surprise!

And, like all things nasty - along with killer pandemics - most plastic bags ending up in the ocean come from Asia.

Making things up again ttbn "some so bad that checkout operators are refusing to touch them" And so they should, its not a blanket ban, would you want to pack someone shopping into a bag the dog vomited on?

Coles policy on packing shopping; "We’ll also ask you to pack your own bags to minimise both handling & close contact time." That applies to both your own bags brought in, and the bags purchased in store at point of sale.

Woolworths policy; "customers are welcome to bring any bags they like when shopping at Woolworths, so long as they’re clean and hygienic for our team to handle."

ttbn, you need to get out more, sorry ScumO' has told you old folks to stay indoors. Good move.