Podcasts Government Our State - South Australia 28/03/2022 Green Industries SA - Replace the Waste

28/03/2022 Green Industries SA - Replace the Waste

Published: April 4, 2022, 6:30 a.m.

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In 2009, SA became the first state in Australia to act on single-use plastics, banning light weight single-use plastic shopping bags.\\xa0

On 1 March 2021, single-use plastic drinking straws, single-use plastic stirrers and single-use plastic cutlery were banned.

From 1 March 2022 this was extended to include expanded polystyrene cups, bowls, plates and clamshell containers and \\u2018Oxo-degradable plastic products\\u2019 were prohibited from production, manufacture, supply and sale in the state.\\xa0

Hear from Professor Ian Overton, Chief Executive at Green Industries SA about South Australia\\u2019s single-use bans and the positive steps we're taking towards avoiding waste and reducing the harm caused to our wildlife, including marine life, through litter and ensuring the best environmental outcomes for our clean and green state.\\xa0

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