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NSW accelerates efforts to minimise plastic waste by 30% by 2025
he NSW Government's consulta- 800,000 tonnes (t) of plastic waste, It also covers single-use plastic items
Ttion paper regarding this goal is which is said to be produced annually that are either already banned or pro-
set to run until 4 February 2024. in NSW. posed to be banned in other Austral-
ian states and territories, including
Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) The NSW government is further so-
Government has accelerated its ongo- liciting the feedback of state business- lollipop sticks, bread tags, cigarette
ing efforts to reduce its plastic waste es and industry partners for its ‘NSW butts, and heavyweight plastic shop-
by at least 30% by 2025. Plastics: Next Steps’ paper. ping bags.
The government has launched an of- The paper aims to identify and address The state government may redesign
ficial consultation, inviting the public’s various materials such as frequently or phase out all these plastic items
input and feedback on how to re- littered or released microplastics and depending on feedback for the paper.
duce the environmental and human particular items containing harmful
health risks caused by approximately chemical additives.
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