Plastic bag ban destroying Australian economy Coles Woolworths nationwide less ...

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Consumers are spending less in shops across the nation, and some business owners believe bans on single-use plastic bags may be to blame. 

Supermarkets Coles and Woolworths made the decision to ban free single-use plastic bags last year in response to concerns about their environmental impact.

But Australian businesses have since warned Treasury that the bans have contributed to a weaker economy because shoppers aren't able to carry as many groceries back to their cars. 

'Several firms suggested that the introduction of a ban on plastic bags meant customers reduced their consumption to an amount that they could instead carry, and delayed purchases of heavier groceries,' the report, which was seen by The Australian, read.   

Some shoppers have

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