NSW is looking for ways to prevent 800,000 tonnes of plastic waste produced each year from causing harm to the environment and human health.
Lollipop sticks, cigarette butts, bread tags and heavyweight plastic shopping bags could all be redesigned or phased out as the NSW government looks to meet its recycling targets.
NSW Environment Minister Penny Sharpe said there may be more plastic than fish in the world’s oceans by 2050. “Plastic has become so widespread that we are constantly eating, drinking and breathing it in,” she said. WWF Australia said the announcement put NSW in fifth place on its plastic scorecard, which rates the performance of states and territories in tackling single-use plastics.
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