Plastic Reduction and Circular Economy Act 2021

A lightweight plastic bag is a prohibited plastic item.

In this section—

to contain waste, including food waste, household waste or human or animal waste, or

to contain items for medical purposes, other than a bag provided by a retailer to a consumer for transporting products from the retailer, or

to contain or protect unpackaged food, including fruit, vegetables, dairy, meat or fish.

means a bag with handles, other than a barrier bag, that—

is a plastic item, and

has a thickness, at any part of the bag, of 35 microns or less, and

includes an item prescribed by the regulations, but does not include an item excluded by the regulations.