Mark Boothman MP Blog - November 2016 - Environment.

On average, a single-use plastic bag is used for just 12 minutes but takes up to 1,000 years to fully decompose. Australians use over 5 billion plastic bags every year, 1 billion of those here in Queensland. If elected, an LNP Government will work for a nationally-consistent approach to phasing out single-use plastic bags to bring Queensland in line with other States and Territories.