Victoria banned the following single-use plastics on February 1, 2023.
- plastic drinking straws
- plastic cutlery
- plastic plates
- plastic drink stirrers
- expanded polystyrene food and drinking containers
- plastic cotton bud sticks
For more information, visit Reducing plastic pollution starts with us | vic.gov.au
The problem with plastics
- Single-use plastic items make up about one third of the volume of Victoria’s litter.
- Plastic pollution harms our health and environment and is expensive to clean up.
- Many single-use plastic items are difficult and expensive to recycle.
- They are used for an average of 15 minutes but take centuries to break down.
Avoid single-use items
Q: What is better than reusing or recycling an item?
A: Avoiding it in the first place.
Ask yourself, do you need it? If the answer is no, avoid it.
Download the guide to avoiding single-use plastics
Download the guide to permitted cutlery, foodware and cups for events and parties
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