Single use plastic bags to be banned by July, 2019

289 views · Published 10 August 2018 · 4:01 · Indexed 27 October 2026

Channel: RNZ · 2018 · News & Politics

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The Government has announced plans to rid the country of single-use plastic bags in a year's time, saying the hundreds of millions used here each year are polluting our coastlines and waterways.

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