Single-use plastic shopping bag ban: Guide for businesses
Guidance for businesses on the ban on single-use plastic shopping bags which began on 1 July 2019.
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Information for businesses on the single-use plastic shopping bags ban which took effect New Zealand on 1 July 2019.
The ban on single-use plastic shopping bags began on 1 July 2019. Customers may have questions about the new regulations. See our suggested answers.
The ban on single-use plastic shopping bags began on 1 July 2019. Your business needs to either offer an alternative solution (free or at a cost) or ask customers to bring their own bags.
These fact sheets in te reo Māori, Hindi and traditional Chinese are part of a toolkit to help businesses prepare for the ban on single-use plastic shopping bags. The ban took effect in New Zealand on 1 July 2019.
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