NSW EPA has released the draft NSW Plastics: The Way Forward paper for comment on the actions and timeframes proposed to ensure the steps taken to tackle problematic and unnecessary plastic, support a circular economy and in turn create a cleaner, safer and more sustainable NSW for current and further generations.
The draft paper provides proposed actions and timeframes, such as:
- Reduce littering of takeaway food and beverage packaging by end of 2025
- Eliminate harmful chemicals in food packaging, plastic shopping bags and plastic barrier bags by end of 2027
- Phase out the supply of unnecessary plastic barrier bags by end of 2027
- Require anti-littering labels and the Australasia Recycling Label on plastic shopping bags and plastic barrier bags by end of 2027
- and more.
Please read the paper and provide feedback via the online survey by 5.00pm on 4 November 2024.
