How you can reduce plastic waste
Person putting plastic bottle in recycling bin
In Australia plastics are disposed of in ways that do not benefit our environment, economy and people.
You can make a few small changes that will have a big impact on the amount of plastic we use each day.
Actions for consumers from the National Plastics Plan
- Phase out problematic and unnecessary plastics
- Plastic free beaches
- Australian Recycling Label (ARL)
- Combat ‘greenwashing’
- Consistent kerbside recycling collection
- Recycle Mate App
- Consistent Container Deposit Scheme (CDS)
- Microplastics fibre filters for washing machines
- Cigarette butts
- Communities Environment Program (CEP)