During financial year 2017, The leading estimated use of plastic carry bags in Australia was highest for single use HDPE bags which was estimated at approximately
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billion units, followed by single use produce bags which was estimated at approximately
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Consumption of plastic carry bags in Australia in financial year 2017, by type
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Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Australia). (January 30, 2019). Consumption of plastic carry bags in Australia in financial year 2017, by type (in million units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/881717/australia-plastic-carry-bag-consumption-by-type/
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Australia). "Consumption of plastic carry bags in Australia in financial year 2017, by type (in million units)." Chart. January 30, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/881717/australia-plastic-carry-bag-consumption-by-type/
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Australia). (2019). Consumption of plastic carry bags in Australia in financial year 2017, by type (in million units). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/881717/australia-plastic-carry-bag-consumption-by-type/
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Australia). "Consumption of Plastic Carry Bags in Australia in Financial Year 2017, by Type (in Million Units)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jan 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/881717/australia-plastic-carry-bag-consumption-by-type/
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Australia), Consumption of plastic carry bags in Australia in financial year 2017, by type (in million units) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/881717/australia-plastic-carry-bag-consumption-by-type/ (last visited July 20, 2025)
Consumption of plastic carry bags in Australia in financial year 2017, by type (in million units) [Graph], Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Australia), January 30, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/881717/australia-plastic-carry-bag-consumption-by-type/
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