Queensland has banned a number of single-use plastic items as part of their Queensland Government action on plastic pollution. We have detailed the dates foodservice related packaging items have been banned or are proposed to feature in an upcoming ban.

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1 September 2023 (Stage Two Ban)

BANNED: Heavy-weight shopping bags.

1 September 2021 (Stage One Ban)

BANNED: Plastic straws, stirrers, cutlery, plates, bowls, EPS cups and containers.
EXEMPT: Compostable plastics versions of those items certified industrially (AS4736) or home (AS5810) compostable to the Australian standards.
PENALTIES: Any business found to be supplying a banned single-use plastic item or providing false or misleading information to another person about a banned plastic item may face a maximum fine of 50 penalty points (or $6672.50) per offence, with one penalty unit currently valued at $133.45.

1 July 2018 (Shopping Bag Ban)

BANNED: Single-use lightweight plastic shopping bags under 35 microns, including compostable versions.
EXEMPT: Compostable bags are accepted if not used to carry goods (bin liner, dog waste bags etc).