Countdown to 5 cent levy on plastic bags on 1 July

[trevnhil]

Some of the packaging is needed and I can't see an alternative. I am thinking of cans of beer sometimes bought in 6's or in 24's They need something to hold them all together.

[Dominic]

Why do they need something to hold them all together? If I buy 6 bottles of diet coke or water, I put them in a bag.

[trevnhil]

And I suppose one could do that if you bought 24 cans of beer.
But loose cans of beer stacked on a pallet 8 layers high would be a bit unsafe..
Hence the packaging that is used today.. Some beers and soft drinks are in cardboard boxes. maybe all cans should be packaged this way

[Varky]

I still think what is happening is treating the symptom and not the cause. We should be using less packaging or banning the production of non-biodegradable plastics.