Following the passing of the Plastics Reduction and Circular Economy Act in 2021 the second phase of the plastics ban in NSW comes into effect from 1 November 2022, with a range of plastic items no longer able to be provided.
As covered by ACAPMA in the past (here and here) 1 November 2022 is the date of the second phase of the NSW Plastics Ban.
Kicking off with lightweight plastic shopping bags in June, now the Ban has moved to phase 2 and applies to a wider range of products.
Penalties apply to retailers and manufactures for non-compliance.
“Regardless of whether the business supplies the plastics for free or charges for them, supplying them at all after 1 November is a breach and will attract penalties”, explains ACAPMA’s Elisha Radwanowski.
Banned items – 1 November 2022
The following items removed from circulation:
- Single-use plastic straws, stirrers, cutlery, plates, bowls, and cotton buds
- Expanded polystyrene food ware and cups
- Rinse-off personal care products containing plastic microbeads.
“There are exemptions for single use plastic straws to be provided for persons with a disability or medical need as well as some very specific and limited exemptions for paper plates that have a film plastic lining”, explains Elisha.
Coffee cup lids are not banned
“There has been some confusion this week around coffee cup lids – for now they are not subject to the banned items. If there is a change to this ACAPMA will let members know”, concluded Elisha.
More information
For more see:
- Action Plan – https://www.dpie.nsw.gov.au/our-work/environment-energy-and-science/plastics-action-plan
- General Information – https://dpe.mysocialpinpoint.com.au/plastics-ban-nsw
- EPA – https://www.epa.nsw.gov.au/news/news/2022/bag-ban-beginning-of-the-end-for-single-use-plastics.
Elisha Radwanowski BCom (HRM&IR)
ACAPMA
Source: https://acapmag.com.au/2022/10/more-plastics-banned-in-nsw-from-1-nov-2022/.
