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Single-use plastic ban legislation passed in NSW – Australia
Posted on November 18, 2021 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsSource: Single-use plastic ban legislat The ban on single-use plastics, including bags, straws, cotton buds, plates, bowls and cutlery is closer, after the Plastics and Circular Economy Act 2021 passed in the NSW Parliament recently. Treasurer and Minister for Energy and Environment...
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A cheat sheet on the circular economy – Australia
Posted on October 14, 2021 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsSource Article A Circular Economy proposes a system which minimises extraction, keeps materials in the economy for as long as possible and ensures they are able to be reused, repurposed or recycled at the end of their first life. It...
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APCO developing Recycled Content Label – Australia
Posted on October 14, 2021 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsSource Article The Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) has developed the new Recycled Content Label Program, which is designed to support the increased use of recycled content in packaging. APCO says the new Recycled Content Label Program will support members, and...
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Western Australia saves 765 million containers from landfill
Posted on October 7, 2021 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsSource Article Western Australia has 765 million less containers in landfill due to the State’s container deposit scheme, according to premier Mark McGowan. Since Containers for Change launched on October 1 2020, it has become the most recognised recycling program in...
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Big W hits back at Boomerang Alliance accusation -Australia
Posted on October 5, 2021 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsSouce Article In what environmental watchdog group the Boomerang Alliance has called a “shocking exercise of corporate irresponsibility”, BIG W has continued to sell what the Alliance alleges are banned single-use plastics in Queensland. Boomerang has accused the giant retailer of...
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Strengthening South Australia’s container deposit scheme
Posted on October 1, 2021 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting Regulations“South Australia led the way when it introduced Australia’s first container deposit scheme 44 years ago, but much has changed since then, including new technologies, and the community’s desire and ability to recycle more container materials,” Speirs said. “More than...
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Australia’s support for global plastics treaty a breakthrough
Posted on September 14, 2021 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsSource Article Australia’s support for a binding global treaty to address marine plastic pollution is a breakthrough, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia. Support for a plastic pollution treaty has grown exponentially from fewer than 70 countries in March...
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Chile Boldly Bans Single-Use Plastics
Posted on September 14, 2021 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsThe law cracks down on disposable food packaging, mandates refillable bottles. Source Article Chile is getting serious in the fight against single-use plastics. After banning plastic bags from grocery stores in 2018, it Continue reading this entry →
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Single-use plastic ban takes effect in Queensland – Australia
Posted on September 7, 2021 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsOriginal article Queensland has given a swathe of single-use plastics the flick, as its latest ban took effect on September 1. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the ban would help reduce single-use plastic pollution by 20 per cent over the next...
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Where are we headed for Waste Plastic Management? – Australia
Posted on August 30, 2021 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsWe have gotten very good at manufacturing with plastic these past few decades, but we are struggling how to dispose of it. Considerable confusion exists with how this is to happen, what the terms like recycling really mean for a plastic, and who is...
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