Boutique plastic bags are designed to be used once then discarded. Similarly, heavyweight plastic bags are sometimes labelled as 'reusable' but are often only used once then discarded. Plastic does not break down for hundreds of years and ends up in landfill or as litter where it can harm wildlife and the environment.

• All soft plastic bags greater than 35 microns in thickness.
  
• Shopping bags made from plastic-lined paper or cardboard.
• Exemptions may be considered.

• Lightweight, cheap and readily available.
  
• Available in a variety of colours and designs.

• Made of plastic that takes hundreds of years to break down.
  
• Non-recyclable in household recycling bins.

• Textiles such as cotton, cloth and linen.
• Cardboard boxes.
• Paper bags.