Almost two years on from single-use plastic shopping bags being banned for all businesses in New Zealand, one Kiwi has listed an old New World plastic bag for sale for $50.
Single-use plastic shopping bags were phased out from supermarkets and large retailers before being banned from all businesses by the Government on July 1, 2019.
But one Kiwi who kept a hold of a New World plastic shopping bag is now selling it online on Facebook Marketplace.
"Own this seemingly extinct piece of history today. This once handy hero of a plastic bag is now unfortunately labelled as a menace to society," the listing says.
"This 'single-use plastic bag' has stood the test of time by being able to be used for a multitude of purposes such as: shopping, storage, boot liners, shower cap, lunchbag, bicycle seat cover, improvised backpack, and vomit or rubbish bag.
"Proving that just because something is labelled disposable or single-use that it is up to the consumer to reuse or recycle. A lesson learned by humanity, and a piece of its history right here. Yours to treasure for only $50."
The listing included a bunch of tags which called the bag: a piece of 'history', 'collectible', 'rare' and 'valuable'.
A screenshot of the listing was posted to social media platform Reddit on Wednesday, with commenters questioning the price of the bag - which used to be free.
"If this is the going rate for a plastic bag, move over bitcoin there's a new player on the market," one person wrote.
"I've got 8 Pak'nSave bags I found in a box last week. Put them right back. One day someone will be stupid enough to buy them," another said.
Antoinette Laird, the head of corporate affairs at Foodstuffs (which owns New World) told Newshub she was intrigued by the listing.
"The sight and use of single-use plastic bags in stores seems like a distant memory now, and we’re chuffed a customer has held onto this New World nostalgia."
