single-use plastics
Woolworths drops single-use plastic picnicware
Woolworths has removed single-use plastic cutlery, cups, bowls and plates from sale nationwide in a move set to eliminate about ...
Fork in the road for single-use plastics
The end is near for single use plastics, including bags, straws, cotton buds, plates, bowls and cutlery, after the Plastic ...
Single-use plastics get the flick in QLD
The sunshine state has given a swathe of single-use plastics the flick, with the latest ban taking effect today as ...
Queensland single-use plastic ban starts 1 September
Queensland will take its first steps toward the ban of single-use plastics from 1 September.
ACT Legislative Assembly passes Plastic Reduction Bill
The ACT has passed the Plastic Reduction Bill 2020, delivering a framework for progressively phasing out single-use plastics.
Coca-Cola to ban straws
Coca-Cola Amatil has announced it will no longer distribute plastic drinking straws or stirrers in Australia.
SA Govt considers ban on straws, coffee cups and cutlery
The SA Government is considering banning single-use plastic products which include straws, takeaway coffee cups and cutlery.
EU’s ban on single-use plastics: Australian potential
WMR looks at the implications of the EU's single-plastics plans and whether similar measures would be palatable in Australia.
McDonalds join Starbucks consortium to end cup waste
The retailers will identify and commercialise a recyclable and compostable cup which can be used globally.
