Prepare your Business
The ban applies to all businesses and organisations which operate in WA.
Organisations that are no longer able to provide a banned item include: restaurants, cafes, bars, takeaway food shops, party suppliers, supermarkets, packaging suppliers, market stalls, not-for-profit organisations (including charities and community groups), online stores and many more.
How to Prepare
Want to receive updates, new business resources and details of information sessions? Keen to have your say on the Stage 2 ban?
Information Sessions
Need some help understanding the ban or your obligations? The National Retail Association are providing free information sessions, retail workshops, email updates, and a tollfree hotline for businesses.
MONTHLY 'POP-IN' SESSIONS
We are hosting monthly online 'pop-in' sessions (last Wednesday of each month Feb-July 2022), designed for retailers, hospitality and suppliers directly impacted by the WA ban to 'pop in', ask us questions, train their team/clients, and raise emerging concerns.
You are welcome to come along to any session to ask your questions, but you do not need to attend every session as content will be repeated and any critical news or updates will be relayed via the link below, not these sessions. If time, we can also answer questions about bans in other states.
Sessions are held via Zoom. All resources and sessions are free.
From February to June, the NRA will be visiting over 200 shopping centres and precincts throughout Western Australia to assist retailers transitioning away from banned bags.
At each shopping centre or precinct, the NRA team will visit retailers in their stores, providing printed resources and providing advice on retailer queries such as:
- What does my business need to do and by when?
- What are the best alternatives for my business?
- How should I manage the transition?
- How should I inform customers?
- How should I prepare my team?
- What resources are available to help me?
We strongly recommend that all retailers that currently provide banned items to customers meet with an NRA representative during these visits.
We encourage all businesses to Register for Updates.
The NRA are sending regular communications to provide any updates, new resources, invites to information sessions, and details on Stage 2 consultation when made available by the WA Government.
Come along to info sessions.
Need help understanding the ban and how it applies to your product range?
The National Retail Association are holding monthly online Q&A sessions for businesses to pop in and ask questions of our expert team.