Single-use plastic bags banned in NSW
Single-use plastic bags will be banned in NSW from June 1 2022, with businesses facing fines of up to $250k for failing to abide by the new rules.
NSW is the last jurisdiction to ban lightweight plastic bags – they are already outlawed in every other state and territory – with South Australia the first to forbid them as far back as 2009.
Small businesses in NSW say they are sitting on thousands of dollars’ worth of single-use plastic bag supply ahead of the state-wide ban on Wednesday because they weren’t made aware of the change.