ACT to trial ban on fruit and vegetable plastic bags

Coles Tuggeranong store manager Beau King with the mesh re-usable bags that Canberra residents will have to use during the trial. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Canberrans will soon not be able to peel off a free plastic bag for their apples or oranges when they shop at a Coles supermarket in the ACT.

Coles is removing single-use plastic fresh produce bags in all its Canberra supermarkets from next month in a trial which will encourage customers to bring in reusable options for their fruit and veg.