NSW
June 2006

Director,
Productivity Commission,
35 Collins St
Melbourne

Dear Sir

As one who has been campaigning for some years to reduce the usage of plastic bags by supermarkets, I was both disturbed and disappointed by your recent report which denigrated my efforts.

Would you please ask Philip Weickhardt to provide you with the calculations and evidence which underly his conclusion that only 1% go to landfill. When you have considered the degree of accuracy would you please advise me if the figure is correct.

I understand this misleading information is in a draft report. It would be reasonable to ask that any correction in the final report be given equal publicity.

Yours faithfully

James G. Somerville AM FCPA