The ban will see commonplace items such as coffee cups and takeaway containers banned in several states as crackdowns on single-use plastic progress. From September 1, Queensland, South Australia and ...

A mandatory charge on plastic-lined food takeaway boxes is being proposed as part of guidelines to cut down on single-use plastic. Another proposal is to ban single-use plastics (SUPs) for food and ...

From September 1, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia will introduce the ban to varying degrees. All three states will prohibit the sale of cotton buds with plastic stems, while both ...