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How will the July 1st plastic bag ban affect you? (self.newzealand)
submitted 1 year ago by kiwiheretic to c/newzealand
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I hear that plastic bags are soon to be banned? How will that affect you? I've already thought about rubbish bags and bin liners and I don't know what the alternative will be yet. If they replace plastic rubber bags with those thick paper ones what is to stop people hiding a plastic bag inside of it? How will it be policed? Will the border customs staff be seizing imported plastic bags at the border?

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[–] Dave 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (11 children)

We don't buy plastic bags. We try to recycle as much as we can, including collecting soft plastics, but we first try to reduce the amount we produce.

I’ve already thought about rubbish bags and bin liners and I don’t know what the alternative will be yet.

Personally we just don't use a bin liner. The bin itself is plastic and easily washed, but doesn't need washing that often.

How will it be policed? Will the border customs staff be seizing imported plastic bags at the border?

I can't even find anything about bin liners or other plastic bags being banned from 1 July, only single use produce bags, plastic disposable cutlery/plates, plastic fruit stickers, and a restriction on who can buy plastic straws.

Can you point to something that says plastic rubbish bags are banned?

[–] agentnz 2 points 1 year ago

We dont use bun liners either. The rubnish bin is easy to wash if needed, but that is rare since all the messy stuff goes out to the compost or into waste disposer.

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