NSW and WA in 'race to the top' to ban single-use plastics from next year

WA unveils plan to phase out items such as plastic bags, cutlery and polystyrene containers by the end of 2021 - several years ahead of NSWLightweight plastic bags, disposable plastic straws and cutlery, plastic cotton buds and microbeads will be banned in New South Wales from next year, as part of a state government push to reduce plastic litter by 30% by 2025.Reducing plastic waste is part of a wider $356m five-year plan from the NSW government that will also see a new "green" bin for food and organic waste rolled out to homes across the state by 2030 - something the state's environment minister Matt Kean says will help reduce emissions in landfill and allow greater extraction of biogas from waste. Continue reading...