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In 2002, a National Packaging Covenant Council plastic bags working group in Australia identified four main concerns with plastic shopping bags: 1. * Plastic bag littering, and associated indiscriminate waste disposal and consumer behaviour; 2. * Resource consumption issues, including reduction, reuse and recycling; 3. * Plastic degradability issues relating to littering and resource use; 4. * Social issues, community education and awareness, and consumer perceptions. The following disadvantages have also been identified:

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In 2002, a National Packaging Covenant Council plastic bags working group in Australia identified four main concerns with plastic shopping bags: 1. * Plastic bag littering, and associated indiscriminate waste disposal and consumer behaviour; 2. * Resource consumption issues, including reduction, reuse and recycling; 3. * Plastic degradability issues relating to littering and resource use; 4. * Social issues, community education and awareness, and consumer perceptions. The following disadvantages have also been identified: * Plastic bags are made of petrochemicals which are not a renewable resource. * Plastic bags are flimsy and often do not stand up as well as paper or still cloth. * When littered or improperly disposed of, they are unsightly and can be a hazard to wildlife. * Most plastic bags do not readily decompose when littered nor in a sealed sanitary landfill. * Plastic bags can cause unsupervised infants to suffocate.