Article 3WHDB Jacinda Ardern says New Zealand will ban plastic bags

Jacinda Ardern says New Zealand will ban plastic bags

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Kate Lyons and agencies
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Retailers given six months to stop providing lightweight plastic bags or face fines of up to NZ$100,000

New Zealand will ban single-use plastic bags over the next year, the government has announced.

Retailers in the country will be given six months to stop providing lightweight plastic bags, or face fines of up to NZ$100,000 (51,000).

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