Councillors supported a motion of five recommendations concerning single-use plastic bags put forward by deputy mayor Anthony Mayne last week.

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A spokeswoman said council would also promote the positive steps taken in the community to reduce single-use plastic bags and write to the NSW and Australian Governments advocating they be banned.

Eurobodalla mayor Liz Innes said council was not in a position to enforce a regional ban on single-use plastic bags, which would require voluntary participation of all retailers.

“Facilitating a voluntary ban among local businesses would take up considerable time and council resources,” Cr Innes said.

Cr Innes said the practical solution was a national or state-wide ban, plus education about plastic bag use.

“Our community has been clear in the past that it would support a ban on single-use plastic bags,” Cr Innes said.

“I encourage the community to lobby alongside council by going online and signing the #BanTheBag petition, established by The Project and Clean Up Australia.”

A council spokeswoman said both Mogo and Tilba had already banned single-use plastic bags in their towns, and many businesses voluntarily introduced plastic-bag bans. However, a recent clean up on the Clyde River foreshore found more than 100 single-use plastic bags within a 100 metre stretch.