Michael Gorey

There is speculation the new Labor Government will ban plastic shopping bags to shore up its green credentials.

City dog owners are unhappy with the idea because they use plastic bags to hold the poop they scoop.

I’d prefer to see the government discourage plastic bags, rather than abolish them. They should implement a 10-cent levy on them, so people have a choice.

We generally take carry bags on big shopping trips, but there are times you drop into the supermarket for eight or 10 items and don’t have one of them in your car.

We also recycle the plastic bags to hold kitchen rubbish.

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