Australia joins global coalition to end plastic pollution

Labor is increasingly keen to show its green credentials, despite its commitment to future new coal and gas projects. In the wake of the collapse of the country's only recycling program for soft plastics, the federal government has now joined Australia up to a global coalition that aims to end plastic pollution by 2040.

Plastic bottles float on the Ebrie lagoon in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Source: EPA / LEGNAN KOULA/EPA