Coles has promised to phase out soft-plastic shopping bags in-store and online by the end of next month.
The supermarket chain says its remaining supply of soft-plastic bags will be run down in the coming weeks and it will cease selling them by the end of June.
The move to reduce unnecessary packaging at the checkout is expected to take 230 million plastic bags from circulation nationwide within a year.
Coles Group Chief Operations and Sustainability Officer Matt Swindells said the decision is proof of the retail giant’s commitment to affect positive change.
“The most sustainable option is to bring your own reusable bag to the supermarket, but for those who forget, we will continue to sell 100 percent recycled paper bags that can be recycled kerbside, as well as other reusable options,” he said….