Coles to Discard Soft-Plastic Bags by the End of June

A shopper is seen carrying bags at a Coles Sydney CBD store, Sydney, Australia, on July 2, 2018. AAP Image/Peter RAE

Coles has promised to phase out soft-plastic shopping bags in-store and online by the end of next month.

The supermarket chain says its remaining supply of soft-plastic bags will be run down in the coming weeks and it will cease selling them by the end of June.