The sale or supply of single-use plastic cold beverage cups has been banned from today (1 October) in Western Australia, completing the first stage of the state’s Plan for Plastics.
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October 3, 2022, 10:38 AM October 3, 2022
Twelve cafes in Fremantle and East Fremantle are trialling a reusable coffee cup model with a vision to make the single-use takeaway cup redundant.
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July 8, 2022, 11:01 AM July 8, 2022
A drop-in session to keep businesses up to date with the phase out of single-use and unnecessary plastics will be held on 8 September.
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August 31, 2021, 11:04 AM August 31, 2021
SA is the first state in the nation to pass legislation to ban the sale, supply and distribution of single-use plastics.
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March 3, 2021, 9:20 AM March 3, 2021
The Victorian Government has announced a phase out and ban of specific single-use plastics by 2023.
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March 2, 2021, 8:45 AM March 2, 2021
Coca-Cola has announced it's removing problematic polystyrene from its cold drink portfolio by the end of next year.
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October 28, 2020, 10:58 AM October 28, 2020
SA has become the first state in the country to ban single-use plastics, with legislation passed in parliament 9 September.
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September 11, 2020, 9:23 AM September 11, 2020
The exposure draft of the Plastic Reduction Bill 2020 has been tabled in the ACT Legislative Assembly.
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August 18, 2020, 10:01 AM August 18, 2020
The Queensland Government has introduced legislation to ban single-use plastic items, starting with straws, stirrers, cutlery and plates.
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July 16, 2020, 8:54 AM July 16, 2020
APCO has hosted Australia's first national workshop dedicated to phasing out problematic and unnecessary single-use plastic packaging.
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October 16, 2019, 8:41 AM October 16, 2019