Everything you need to know about NSW’s single-use plastic bans

The NSW Government is banning certain single-use plastics. From 1 November 2022, all manufacturers,wholesalers, businesses and community organisations will be banned from supplying a range of single-use plastic items. This follows the ban on lightweight plastic bags that came into place on 1 June.The Environment Protection Authority’s Policy Manager, Divya Patel explains more...

NSW single-use plastic bans Credit: NSW EPA-Divya Patel

From 1 November 2022

The following items will be banned:

• single-use plastic straws

• single-use plastic cutlery, including plastic chopsticks and sporks

• single-use plastic stirrers

• single-use plastic bowls (excluding bowls with a spill-proof lid)

• single-use plastic plates

• single-use plastic cotton buds

• expanded polystyrene food service items

• plastic microbeads in rinse-off personal care products such as face and body cleansers, exfoliants and masks, shampoo, conditioner and hair dyes, and toothpaste

Credit: NSW EPA

Credit: NSW EPA

For retailers and businesses: https://dpe.mysocialpinpoint.com.au/plastics-ban-nsw

For others: https://www.epa.nsw.gov.au/your-environment/plastics

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