Qld To Ban Plastic Straws, Cutlery, Plates

[icyfroth]

Queensland will ban single-use plastic items such as straws, stirrers, cutlery and plates - and potentially polystyrene containers - from next year.

Environment Minister Meaghan Scanlon introduced legislation to state parliament on Thursday to ban the supply and sale of single-use plastics from September 2021.

The proposed ban comes after the government previously outlawed single-use plastic bags in 2018.

"Importantly, we've consulted broadly to ensure that these changes reflect what Queenslanders want," Ms Scanlon told parliament on Thursday.

"In March 2020, we asked Queenslanders to decide the future of single-use plastic items, and the overwhelming majority were in favour a ban.

She said 94 per cent of the 20,000 respondents in the government survey supported a ban on single-use plastic items.

While single-use plastic straws, stirrers, cutlery, plates are certain to be banned, the government could also ban single-use expanded polystyrene at the same time.

Ms Scanlon promised to widely consult both industry and consumers about banning polystyrene food containers and cups.

Qld to ban plastic straws, cutlery, plates | The Canberra Times | Canberra, ACT

Good!

All states should follow suit.

If China wants to buly us by banning our exports, beef, dairy, seafood, wine, coal, etc, we should in turn stop importing their endless bloody plastic junk they churn out year after year, polluting the environment.

[feloniexyz]

South Australia passed a bill  back in April to ban the sale,  supply and distribution of some single use plastics,  with a clause to expand and add further future plastics to the list. 

There was an exemption applied for people with disabilities who were reliant on any or all of the offending products.

[feloniexyz]

There is also a company here has recently begun production of paper checkout bags. so far as I know it's only for Woolworths,  but it won't take long for others to follow suit. 

Good to see positive steps taken to end plastics of any sort , hopefully the end result will be a total ban of all plastic . 

[4channel]

Bamboo forks and spoons etc are cool;.

[davewil1964]

As are jocks, apparently.

[feloniexyz]

And men's underwear now

Step One - get some .

[4channel]

The cardboard straws in pubs are OK. I found though that they will last for a while till they get too soggy to use. Ten mins per drink. Perhaps that may speed drinking up and people will buy more.

[4channel]

Bamboo cutlery is becoming more and more popular.