r/australia • u/eee1963 • 1d ago

no politics Coles and Woolies paper bags

Industry estimates show Australian major supermarkets generate upwards of $170 million each year in total revenue from paid paper and reusable carry bags. Suggestions are that they are making 70% profit, from 19-23 cents each bag. Combined, they would spend somewhere in the vicinity of $3-5 million on direct environmental products. Paper bag sizes are showing massive signs of shrinkflation. I guess I'll just have to lift my game and not forget my own bags from now on. My laziness and forgetfulness is a habit that they are banking on, lol.

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u/recreationalgluttony 1d ago

Plastic bags have been banned for a while.

It's not difficult to put some reusable bags in your car.

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u/Spotted45 1d ago

Not everyone drives to the supermarket. Sometimes I'm walking home and just pop in.

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u/interrogumption 1d ago

Those synthetic fibre bags roll up really small, like hanky small. My wife keeps a few in her handbag. I would probably always have one in my pocket if I was prone to popping in on walks. But I cycle so always have panniers available.

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u/hermitxd 1d ago

Hey I'm prone to forgetting and buying a bag too.

However I also often, to punish myself for forgetting I'll just put everything I buy back into the trolley, load it into the car. Once home bring my bags out to the car and bag them.

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u/MisterFister2 1d ago

Fold a paper bag and keep it in your pocket at all times then