Have Your Say on Single-use Plastics in South Australia

Plastic is a growing threat to our oceans and future.

South Australia is on the cusp of becoming the first state in Australia to ban single-use plastics. Plastics that are made to last forever, yet 50% are used only once.

Join the movement to reject single-use plastics and stop the pollution at the source.

The South Australian State Government has released a draft Single-use and Other Plastic Products (Waste Avoidance) Bill 2019 for community consultation. The legislation will prohibit the sale, supply and distribution of plastic straws, single-use cutlery, beverage stirrers, expanded polystyrene cups, bowls, plates and clam-shell containers and ...

Plastic is a growing threat to our oceans and future.

South Australia is on the cusp of becoming the first state in Australia to ban single-use plastics. Plastics that are made to last forever, yet 50% are used only once.

Join the movement to reject single-use plastics and stop the pollution at the source.

The South Australian State Government has released a draft Single-use and Other Plastic Products (Waste Avoidance) Bill 2019 for community consultation. The legislation will prohibit the sale, supply and distribution of plastic straws, single-use cutlery, beverage stirrers, expanded polystyrene cups, bowls, plates and clam-shell containers and all products made of oxo-degradable plastic. Other problematic items such as coffee cups and lids, polystyrene trays and thicker plastic bags will (and must) be considered for inclusion in the legislation at a later date.

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Have your say on the draft Bill by either completing the short online survey or sending a pesonalised submission to Green Industries SA by Friday, 7 February 2020.

Following consideration of community feedback, the Bill will be finalised for introduction to the South Australian Parliament in early 2020.

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Dear Ms Potts

I provide this submission in response to the draft Single-use and Other Plastic Products (Waste Avoidance) Bill 2019 released by the South Australian Government in December 2019.

South Australia is on the edge of the Great Australian Bight, one of the most pristine environments in the world. With over 8 million tonnes of plastic ending up in the world’s oceans every year, we must slow the flow of plastic.

For decades, South Australia has been the leading state in Australia on waste management issues such as the container deposit scheme, reforms on plastic bags and now on single-use plastics.

The draft Bill addresses many community concerns on a number of problematic single-use plastic items. However, I do believe that the list of single-use plastics contained in the draft Bill should be extended to include other plastic products.

I would urge the South Australian Government to extend bans to disposable coffee cups and lids, thicker plastic bags (>35 Microns), plastic barrier (vegetable) bags, plastic cotton buds, excessive food packaging and other takeaway food service items.

Biodegradable and compostable bags should also be included in the list, given that they require specific conditions, which are not met if they find their way into the ocean and if denied oxygen in landfill they can produce methane which contributes to climate change.

I look forward to this Bill becoming working legislation and the South Australian Government developing ambitious policies on other plastics and pollutants that pose threats to human health, marine life and the environment.

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