According to new survey data, 1 / 5 of Australians opposed supermarket giants Woolworths and Coles to stop offering disposable plastic bags (Daily Mail photo).
A fifth of Australians opposed the two supermarket giants Woolworths and Coles to stop offering disposable plastic bags, the Australian News Network reported, according to new survey data.
Starting Wednesday, Woolies supermarkets will stop offering plastic bags to customers. Woolworths supermarkets in New, Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia will implement the measure, including its BWS,Metro stores and gas station stores. Rival Coles will do the same from July 1.
Canstar Blue, a research firm, conducted a survey of more than 2200 Australians. The results showed that 21 percent of customers did not support the plastic bag stoppage, although it was supported by green groups and many shoppers. In addition, more than half of the customers began to store plastic bags at home. Seventy-one percent supported the measure, while 8 percent hesitated.
Nearly half of the customers thought it was troublesome to bring their own shopping bags to the supermarket.
Canstar Blue editor Downs (Simon Downes) said the two supermarkets could run into angry customers in the coming weeks. Although the two supermarkets have been widely publicized that they will stop supplying plastic bags, many customers are still unprepared. Some customers were shocked to learn that they needed to buy a shopping bag.
In addition, Woolworths also announced that it will charge an extra fee for online order delivery services. Customers who choose to deliver goods in crates will be charged A $3.5. Those who choose green bags will be charged Aussie $1.
Some customers of the supermarket threatened to boycott the supermarket after being informed of the measure.
Many customers criticized the charge on the supermarket's Facebook page.
David (Stephanie Davey), among them, said that while she supported the end of the use of disposable plastic bags, the supermarket's new delivery fee was totally unreasonable. Because she has already paid the delivery fee for a free year. Under this measure, she is forced to accumulate a lot of green bags every time she goes shopping online. And she doesn't want to pay A $3.5 for crate delivery.
A spokesman for the environmental group Greenpeace, Deines (Zoe Deans), said the ban on plastic bags would significantly reduce plastic waste, especially on the Australian coast. Consumers should remember to put green bags in their bags to make sure they are ready for use. While this will take some time to adapt, the agency believes people can understand the environmental impact of plastic waste and the fact that it takes hundreds of years to degrade it.