Ipswich City Council is to follow Brisbane City Councils example in the ban of plastic items.
The council will decide on the new policy in July and if passed, helium balloons, single-use straws and water bottles will be banned from council-sponsored events.
Brisbane City Council had introduced the same ban last month, proving to be effective.
The President of Springfield Lakes Nature Care, Luise Manning, stated that it is encouraging to see the environmental movement catch on.