Supermarket giants Woolworths and Coles changing up plastic bag policies in Queensland and ACT

Woolworths shoppers in Queensland and the ACT will soon have to purchase a paper bag or bring their own bags to reuse. (Suplied: Woolworths Group)

Woolworths has announced it is doing away with its 15-cent plastic shopping bags in Queensland and the ACT, while its competitor Coles is abandoning its trial for reusable produce bags in Canberra.

Woolworths state general manager for Queensland Danny Baldwin said the decision to phase out the bags was made in order to better protect the environment.