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NT moves to ban plastic bags

Seeded on Tue Aug 10, 2010 7:49 AM EDT
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Plastic bags will be banned in the Northern Territory from mid next year, making it only the second jurisdiction in Australia to turn to reusable green bags.

Shops will be prohibited from selling or giving away non-biodegradable lightweight plastic bags, NT Environment minister Karl Hampton announced on Tuesday.

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