VICTORIA-USE PLASTIC BANS
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BioPak offers compliant solutions to the Victoria-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.
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Plastic/PLA or Plastic/PLA Lined Paper Straws
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Expanded Polystyrene Cups and Containers
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Plastic Plates
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Plastic or Plastic Lined Shopping Bags
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Victoria’s single-use plastic ban builds on the ban on lightweight
plastic shopping bags that commenced in November 2019. More
information on the plastic bag ban is available on the Environment
Protection Authority website. Wehave detailed the dates foodservice
related packaging items have been banned or are proposed to feature in
an upcoming ban. |
1 February 2023 (Stage One)BANNED: Drinking straws, cutlery (including knives, forks, spoons, chopsticks, sporks, splades, food picks and sporks), plates, drink stirrers and sticks, cotton bud sticks, including PLA compostable versions of these items. Expanded polystyrene food service items and drink containers. This includes expanded polystyrene plates, cups, bowls, clam shells and any cover or lid that is also made from expanded polystyrene. 1 January 2019 (Shopping Bag Ban)
BANNED: Single-use lightweight plastic shopping bags under 35 microns,
including compostable versions |
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