Plan for Plastics - Stage 2 regulations - consultation survey (government agencies & organisations)
Overview
On 13 June 2021 the State Government announced Western Australia’s Plan for Plastics.
The plan includes regulations to ban single-use plastic items in a two-stage approach. Stage 1 regulations came into effect on 1 January 2022.
Stage 2 regulations are now in effect and include the ban of:
- produce bags
- expanded plastic packaging
- expanded plastic cups
- coffee cups/lids
- microbeads
- cotton buds with plastic stems
- lids for bowls/cups/take-away food containers
- degradable plastics.
Consultation for Stage 2 included the publication of a consultation regulatory impact statement along with online surveys and online workshops.
Stage 2 includes staggered enforcement timeframes for specified items, ranging from September 2023 to July 2025.
More information can be found on the department’s website.
Audiences
- Public
Interests
- Waste Policy
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