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BAG, SHOPPING BASE - ARMADALE SHOPPING CITY

2008
Overview

White cardboard rectangle base. Inserts into base of bag

Historical information

This bag was produced in 2008 as part of the promotion for the reopening of the renovated Armadale Shopping City. The bag was given to shoppers in 2008 who attended the shopping centre in the weeks after it fully reopened following a major renovation that expanded, modernised and redesigned the centre.
Reusable polypropylene bags were introduced at Australian supermarkets in 2002 and later large retail outlets as a way to replace single use plastic bags. This was one of the early moves in a long campaign to ban single use plastic bags. In 2018 Western Australia banned the use of lightweight single use plastic shopping bags. This is all part of a larger national strategy that plans to see a ban on a wide range of single use plastic items ranging from straws, heavyweight plastic bags, plastic bowls, plates and cutlery to plastic cups and lids for takeaway drinks.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-33-COA2008.36B
Material
Cardboard
Width
28.1000 cm
Height or length
0 cm
Depth
20 cm
Themes
People
Social History
Keywords
Armadale Shopping City
Armadale
China
Non Woven Bags Direct Australia
Place made
China
Year
2008
Statement of significance

This object is part of a collection that represents the commercial history of the City of Armadale. It represents the many different businesses that have operated in the local area and how those businesses have evolved over time. Businesses play an important role within a community, they provide wanted and needed goods and services, employment, income and opportunities to the local community. They can also operate as important social connectors, places where people gathered and engaged with other members of the community.

Comparative significance criteria
Interpretive capacity
Rare or representative
Well provenanced
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