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Plastic Bag Free NSW Petition NSW Environment Minister
This petition was published by SjirkBangma on Sep 01, 2011
Petition calling for a Ban on Lightweight Plastic Bags in NSW
To the Honourable Environment Minister of New South Wales, Robyn Parker. This Petition of the Citizens of New South Wales brings to your attention:
Australians use approximately 4 billion single use lightweight plastic bags every year. Vast amounts of fossil fuel are required to produce these bags, a process which adds to greenhouse emissions.
Plastic refuse is a major threat to our land, waterways and ocean environments. Plastic takes hundreds of years to break down and has the potential to end up in the marine food chain with devastating consequences. At least 77 species of marine wildlife found in Australian waters are affected by marine litter.
Eliminating single use lightweight plastic bags requires negligible infrastructure and will save clean-up costs incurred by local and state governments whilst also allowing significant savings to retailers.
NSW must follow the lead of South Australia, the NT and the ACT and introduce a ban to reduce waste and environmental degradation as a matter of urgency.
The undersigned petitioners request that the NSW minister take all steps necessary to introduce legislation for the purpose of putting a ban on single-use lightweight plastic bags at retail points of sale in NSW by the end of 2012.
To the Honourable Environment Minister of New South Wales, Robyn Parker. This Petition of the Citizens of New South Wales brings to your attention:
Australians use approximately 4 billion single use lightweight plastic bags every year. Vast amounts of fossil fuel are required to produce these bags, a process which adds to greenhouse emissions.
Plastic refuse is a major threat to our land, waterways and ocean environments. Plastic takes hundreds of years to break down and has the potential to end up in the marine food chain with devastating consequences. At least 77 species of marine wildlife found in Australian waters are affected by marine litter.
Eliminating single use lightweight plastic bags requires negligible infrastructure and will save clean-up costs incurred by local and state governments whilst also allowing significant savings to retailers.
NSW must follow the lead of South Australia, the NT and the ACT and introduce a ban to reduce waste and environmental degradation as a matter of urgency.
The undersigned petitioners request that the NSW minister take all steps necessary to introduce legislation for the purpose of putting a ban on single-use lightweight plastic bags at retail points of sale in NSW by the end of 2012.
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