WA unveils plan to phase out items such as plastic bags, cutlery and polystyrene containers by the end of 2021 – several years ahead of NSWLightweight plastic bags, disposable plastic straws and cutlery, plastic cotton buds and microbeads will be banned in New South Wales from next year, as part of a state government push to reduce plastic litter by 30% by 2025.Reducing plastic waste is part of a wider $356m five-year plan from the NSW government that will also see a new “green” bin for food and organic waste rolled out to homes across the state by 2030 –… Source – Full Article https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jun/13/nsw-plan-to-ban-single-use-plastics-from-next-year-a-win-for-the-environment-advocates-say