Welcome to the media centre for 'Planet Ark's Plastic Bag Reduction' campaign.
Click on the links below to download pdf versions of Planet Ark's media releases.
If you need any other information email the PR team in Sydney pr@planetark.org or call 02 9251 3444 .
22nd March, 2005: Australians slash plastic bag use by 1.34 billion bags
Click on the link to download this media release. (79k download)
2nd Decemember, 2004: IKEA goes Plastic Bag Free today
Click on the link to download this media release as a pdf. (14k download)
3rd September, 2004: National Restaurant Chain To Ban Plastic Bags
Click on the link to download this media release as a pdf. (14k download)
21st August, 2004: Plastic Bag Famine begins today
- can you go 48 hours without a plastic bag?
Click on the link to download this media release as a pdf. (41k download)
29th July, 2004: Planet Ark calls on Federal Government to get tougher on
plastic bags. - Click on the link to download this media release as a pdf. (68k download)
18th July, 2004: 12 Town Centres to ban plastic
bags in Victoria. - Click on the link to download the PDF. (63k download)
6th June, 2004: Mark Latham announces plan to
Ban plastic bags. - Click on the link to download this media release as a PDF. (81k download)
5th June 2004: No Plastic Packing Along the Hacking - Click on the link to find out about Bundeena Public School's Environmental Project for World Environment Day. (44k download)
29th May 2004: Sydney’s Oyster Bay becomes the first city suburb in Australia to ban plastic bags. - Click on the link to download this media release in pdf document format. (50k download)
26th April, 2004: Coles Bay Celebrates one year
without plastic bags. - Click on the link to download this PDF. (54k download)
10th April, 2004:Victorian Government and Planet Ark
launch ‘Plastic Bag Free Town’ Challenge in Victoria. - Click on the link to find out about this plastic bag challenge. (95k download)
5th March 2004: Planet Ark backs Bob Carr call for plastic bag ban - click on the link to download this media release in pdf document format (10K download).
26th February 2004: Planet Ark Challenge Minister's Plastic Bag Claim - click on the link to download this media release in pdf document format (10K download).
21st November 2003: Kangaroo Island To Go Plastic Bag Free - click on the link to download this media release in pdf document format (86K download).
21st November 2003: Plastic Bag Campaign Gains Real Momentum - click on the link to download this media release in pdf document format (33K download).
31st October 2003: Mainland Australia's First Plastic Bag Free Town - click on the link to download this media release in pdf document format (29K download).
19th September 2003: Plastic Bags - No Go in Mogo! - click on the link to download this media release in pdf document format (82K download).
2nd August 2003: Planet Ark launches huge giveaway of FREE calico shopping bags! - click on the link to download this media release in pdf document format (112K download).
23rd May, 2003: Plastic Bag Levy Campaign Gets Major Boost in Victoria - Click on the link to download this PDF. (18k download)
April 2003: Australian Town Bans Plastic Check-Out Bags! - click on the link to download this media release in pdf document format (63K download).
March 2003: Go Green at Coles & Bi-Lo with the internationally popular Green Bag! - click on the link to download this media release in pdf document format (56K download).
15th December 2002: 6.9 Billion New Reasons For Plastic Bag Levy! - click on the link to download this media release in pdf document format (20K download).
11th October 2002: A Bag Habit We Need to Break! - click on the link to download this media release in pdf document format (19K download).
23rd September 2002: Irish Plastic Bag Tax - A Solution for Australia? - click on the link to download this media release in pdf document format (34K download).
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