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‘Leading the country’: South Australia to ban plastic cutlery, straws and stirrers
State government also has polystyrene containers and cups in its sights, and more single-use items could follow
South Australia will become the first Australian state to ban plastic straws, cutlery, and drink stirrers under a plan announced by the state government.
- Luke Henriques-Gomes
- The Guardian
The SA environment minister, David Speirs, said on Saturday the Liberal government would draft legislation to ban the single-use items this year before introducing the bill to parliament in 2020.
Plastic straws, cutlery, and…