9am Zedlines

This is Amy and Ha-Teya with your 9am Zedlines.

Coles has “caved” on their plastic bag ban amid pressure from angry shoppers.

To help customers “adjust”, Coles offered to give the 15 cent reusable bags away free of charge, ending today.

However, the supermarket chain has promised to hand out free “reusable” bags indefinitely.

A Coles spokeswoman confirmed today the supermarket giant will not be putting a stop to their free distribution of the “reusable” bags since customers “aren't coping” with the change.