Woolworths announces all stores will ban plastic bags within 12 months

By Pallavi Singhal
Updated July 14 2017 - 3:24pm, first published 3:19pm
By July 2018, single-use plastic bags will no longer be given out at Woolworths stores.  Photo: Tamara Voninski
By July 2018, single-use plastic bags will no longer be given out at Woolworths stores. Photo: Tamara Voninski

Supermarket giant Woolworths has announced that its stores across Australia will stop giving out single-use plastic bags in the next 12 months.