The Queensland parliament has passed legislation to ban single-exhaust plastic straws, stirrers, cutlery and plates in conjunction with polystyrene foam food containers and cups from September 1.
Following the passage of the licensed guidelines on Wednesday Atmosphere Minister Meaghan Scanlon said there used to be overwhelming crew make stronger for banning such products which had been too on the total discarded thoughtlessly.
“Plastic pollution is spoiling our streets and parks, escaping into our ocean and waterways and killing our iconic wildlife,” she said in an announcement.
“Half of all plastic produced is designed to be previous easiest as soon as after which thrown away and that litter is destroying our atmosphere.”
The Ruin Gash value and Recycling (Plastic Items) Modification Act 2020 used to be the subsequent step in the Palaszczuk government’s conflict on waste, Ms Scanlon said.
She said that during crew consultations some 94 per cent of the 20,000 respondents involved supported the proposal to ban such devices.
The legislation makes provision for more single-exhaust devices to be banned thru legislation in the long term, Ms Scanlon said.
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Plastic straws, polystyrene containers banned in Queensland under sweeping new rules
