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August 24, 2017 9 mins
When single-use plastic bags were banned in 2011, some Canberrans found themselves without a steady supply of free plastic bags. Colin Mckay was one of them. He asked: "Has the sale of kitchen tidy bags increased as a result of not having plastic bags?" His worried that it had, and questioned whether the ban could be considered successful if that was the case. Reporter Sonya Gee peered into a few Canberra bins to find out what was going on.
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