Whanganui's New World supermarket owner John Kelly isn't predicting which way BAGVOTE, a public vote on charging for checkout plastic bags, will go.
In an effort to reduce pollution, New World supermarkets are asking customers to vote on whether plastic bags should be free or whether a 5 or 10 cent charge for each plastic bag should be introduced.
If customers vote to pay for bags, New World will donate the proceeds from the bag charge to a variety of community and environmental causes.
"We've got posters in the store and flyers to hand out to customers so they know what's going on," Mr Kelly said.
"The feedback on the New World Facebook site shows people are keen to get rid of plastic bags but I'm not sure which way it will go. It will be interesting to see what happens over the next few weeks and get customers' feedback."