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Originally Posted by ozkai
I think the most useless thing in Australia right now is being charged a fee for a plastic shopping bag. This apparantly is to help "protect" the environment.
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It isn't to "protect" the environment, but to help reduce landfills of plastic that don't breakdown.
100 years ago we didn't have plastic bags, so when people went to the store they brought their own bag or basket to carry everything home.
Thankfully we are returning to that tradition.