The Australian government aims to ensure that 100% of packaging in the country will be reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025, as part of the country’s new National Packaging Targets which were unveiled today.
Gov. Jerry Brown signed AB 1884 into law, prohibiting dine-in restaurants from automatically providing plastic straws to their patrons.
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The Commission adopts a strategy on plastics which will protect the environment from plastic pollution whilst fostering growth and innovation.
The act, which was approved May last year, will come into force at the beginning of 2019 and aims to improve the existing law on packaging by focusing on recycling and prevention of packaging waste.
