From July 1, 2019 government banned all plastic checkout bags, and weirdly, included starch checkout bags. Starch checkout bags are made from cornstarch or PLA, a 100% renewable material made from plant fibre. Liberty Market was among the early adopters of Starch checkout bags in the early days when almost all checkout bags were plastic.

Customers tell us they love the startch bags because when those bags double as rubbish bin liners, they degrade naturally into the soil at the landfill. Unlike plastic which could remain for thousands of years in the landfill.