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Australia's Minister for the Environment Sussan Ley. Photo credit: Penny Bradfield

National Plastics Plan goes live in Australia

Early March saw the official launch of the Australian Federal Government’s voluntary National Plastics Plan (NPP), with targets including the phasing out of EPS consumer packaging and an undertaking to make all plastics packaging reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025. Minister for the Environment Sussan Ley said: “Australians consume 1 million tonnes of single-use plastics…

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