Eradication of plastic bags in Australia

Peter Garret embarrassed on plastic bag charge | NEWS.com.au The Department's First Assistant Secretary in the Environment Quality Division, Mary Harwood, told the hearings four options were on the table for the environment ministers' council meeting on April 17. She said: "They (the four options) are: a litter amelioration strategy; banning plastic bags outright; applying a mandated retailer charge, or a Commonwealth levy on bags."