single use plastics ban
The great plastic rescue
Bronwyn Voyce is making it easier for small businesses to donate, not ditch, surplus single-use plastic stock. In 2021 the Great ...
Straws exempt from plastics ban for medical and disability use
People who need to use plastic straws for medical or disability reasons and the suppliers who provide or sell them ...
Queensland edges ahead in WWF plastics scorecard
Queensland has advanced its place towards the top of World Wide Fund (WWF)- Australia’s plastics scorecard with the release of a ...
QLD to ban more single-use plastics
The sunshine state is set to ban plastic microbeads, polystyrene packing peanuts and plastic-stemmed cotton buds by 1 September 2023 ...
ACT reneges on plastic ban: Conservationists
Australia’s top ocean conservationists say the Australian Capital Territory government has broken its commitment to ban plastic fruit and vegetable ...
Grant helps sports clubs, community groups reduce waste
Mornington Peninsula Shire is helping sports clubs and community groups phase out a reliance on plastics with a single-use plastic ...
Extra support for plastic phase-out
Businesses across New South Wales are being given a helping hand to transition away from single-use plastics, thanks to a ...
More ‘plastic free’ events for ACT
The ACT Government is cutting harmful single-use plastics from more major events in Canberra, including at GIO Stadium and Manuka ...
Plastic-free public events in ACT
In an Australian first, the ACT Government has declared public events as ‘plastic-free’ under the Plastic Reduction Act, passed earlier ...
