NORTHERN TERRITORY-USE PLASTIC BANS
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BioPak offers compliant solutions to the Northern Territory-Use Plastic bans. We provide certified compostable alternatives made from sustainably sourced and rapidly renewable materials, so you can feel confident that you have future-proof solutions.
Currently Banned Items
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Plastic or Plastic Lined Shopping Bags
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Further Information
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Northern Territory (NT) retailers must not give out lightweight,
checkout-style plastic bags, including degradable bags, detailed on
the Northern Territory Environment Protection Authority website |
Considered For Future BanNorthern Territories state is considering the following items for future ban: plastic shopping bags (heavy weight), plastic straws, plastic utensils and stirrers, plastic bowls and plates, EPS consumer food containers, EPS consumer goods packaging (loose fill and moulded), microbeads in personal health care products, helium balloon (releases). We are closely monitoring further information on this matter. September 2011 (Shopping Bag Ban)
BANNED: Plastic bags with handles made of polyethylene polymer less
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