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