Coles has delivered the latest instalment in the plastic bag ban debacle.

The supermarket giant yesterday announced they will offer their 15 cent reusable bags free of charge for an unspecified period. The move looks to ease the transition for customers as the retailer ditches single-use plastic bags.

But Miranda Devine still isn’t happy with the broader bag clampdown across the supermarkets, saying it is nothing more than a profitable line of corporate virtue signalling.  

“It isn’t a very clever move,” says Miranda.

“They’ve alienated so many of their customers. The attitude I detect is just sullen resignation. Like all these green schemes, we all suffer from them, we all know that they don’t actually do anything to improve their environment.”

Research conducted in Germany has indicated this may be the case. The study suggested  ninety per cent of global waterway plastic comes from ten rivers, none of which are Australian.

This has hauled the environmental dividend of the scheme into question.

“We are so browbeaten by the power of the green movement that has infiltrated corporations so deeply,” Miranda

“I think all of us want to make the environment better. We don’t want filthy skies, dirty streets, clogged waterways or animals dying. None of us want that.”

“But we’re also wise enough to understand when companies are just doing empty vacuous virtue signalling which does nothing for the environment and puts extra cost on people who are already suffering from the cost of living.”

Coles has delivered the latest instalment in the plastic bag ban debacle.
The supermarket giant yesterday announced they will offer their 15 cent reusable bags free of charge for an unspecified period. The move looks to ease the transition for customers as the retailer ditches single-use plastic bags.
But Miranda Devine still isn&rsquo;t happy with the broader bag clampdown across the supermarkets, saying it is nothing more than a profitable line of corporate virtue signalling.&nbsp;&nbsp;
&ldquo;It isn&rsquo;t a very clever move,&rdquo; says Miranda.
&ldquo;They&rsquo;ve alienated so many of their customers. The attitude I detect is just sullen resignation. Like all these green schemes, we all suffer from them, we all know that they don&rsquo;t actually do anything to improve their environment.&rdquo;
Research conducted in Germany has indicated this may be the case. The study suggested&nbsp;&nbsp;ninety per cent of global waterway plastic comes from ten rivers, none of which are Australian.
This has hauled the environmental dividend of the scheme into question.
&ldquo;We are so browbeaten by the power of the green movement that has infiltrated corporations so deeply,&rdquo; Miranda
&ldquo;I think all of us want to make the environment better. We don&rsquo;t want filthy skies, dirty streets, clogged waterways or animals dying. None of us want that.&rdquo;
&ldquo;But we&rsquo;re also wise enough to understand when companies are just doing empty vacuous virtue signalling which does nothing for the environment and puts extra cost on people who are already suffering from the cost of living.&rdquo;

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