Sea Turtle Foundation would like to see a ban on free plastic bags. This is happening in some places, e.g. South Australia from next year:

Pia Akerman | June 19, 2008 in The Australian reported:

“SOUTH Australia has introduced legislation to ban lightweight plastic shopping bags.
All thin plastic bags supplied at supermarket checkouts and take-away food outlets will be banned from next May, but heavier bags used by department stores and boutiques will not be affected.”

Click here for a description of the threat plastic bags have on sea turtles.

To see the full story, please visit: www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23886021-421,00.html

Plastic bags contribute to the ‘Sea of Plastic’ that was the subject of a 60 Min report ‘Seas of Shame’ recently.