Reducing the impact of plastic on our environment
Results updated 18 Aug 2021
Thank you to all who made a submission. We received close to 8,000 submissions during the consultation. Most were in support of the proposals.
Read the summary of submissions
Individual Submissions
Files:
- Emailed submissions, 68.8 MB (PDF document)
- Submissions submitted through the previous consultation tool, 9.9 MB (PDF document)
Published responses
View submitted responses where consent has been given to publish the response.
Overview
Decision
The Government has decided to phase out certain hard-to-recycle plastics and six single-use items. The decision follows widespread public support.
Read about the plastic items being phased out
The Government consulted the public on its plastic phase-out proposals in 2020.
There was a good level of response from the general public, affected businesses, environmental and community groups, and local government agencies.
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