All retailers are no longer permitted to supply shoppers, in-store or online, with single-use lightweight plastic shopping bags under 35 microns, for free or at a charge. This includes compostable, degradable and biodegradable plastic shopping bags.
From 1 September 2023, shopping bags made from plastic film will need to meet two additional requirements to be supplied in QLD:
- be made from a minimum of 80% recycled content verified by a recognised program or certification
- be durable and big enough to carry 10 kilograms for at least 125 uses verified by a recognised reusability, durability or endurance test.
Supermarkets, greengrocers, bakeries, chemists, restaurants and clothes stores, as well as market-stall holders and organisations which supply plastic shopping bags, are included in the ban.
