Coles ditches plastic fruit and vegie bags in major trial

It's out with single-use plastic bags at Coles in Canberra, as the retailer trials a new program. Photo: Getty

Coles is ditching single-use plastic produce bags in some of its supermarkets as it trials a program encouraging customers to bring reusable options for their fruit and vegies.

The retailer will dump the single-use bags in a two-week Australian-first trial in ACT supermarkets next month, with a view to expanding it nationwide.